Editing D'ni numerals
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The single-digit symbol for 25 was used for special occasions and shorthand, much like we use the Roman numeral "X" for ten. Typically, the D'ni would use <dni>10</dni> to write 25. There is also a "wrapped zero" character (<dni>=</dni> ) used for cyclic sequences, such as clock faces, which would count from 0 through 24 and then wrap back to zero, and an "infinity" symbol (<dni>+</dni> ). | The single-digit symbol for 25 was used for special occasions and shorthand, much like we use the Roman numeral "X" for ten. Typically, the D'ni would use <dni>10</dni> to write 25. There is also a "wrapped zero" character (<dni>=</dni> ) used for cyclic sequences, such as clock faces, which would count from 0 through 24 and then wrap back to zero, and an "infinity" symbol (<dni>+</dni> ). | ||
===Powers of | ===Powers of 10== | ||
Just as we have terms for tens, hundreds, thousands, etc., so the D'ni also had names for each power of 25. | Just as we have terms for tens, hundreds, thousands, etc., so the D'ni also had names for each power of 25. | ||
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