Editing D'ni numerals
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| 2 || <dni>2</dni> || <dni>brE</dni> || ''bree'' | | 2 || <dni>2</dni> || <dni>brE</dni> || ''bree'' | ||
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| 3 || <dni>3</dni> || <dni>sen</dni> || '' | | 3 || <dni>3</dni> || <dni>sen</dni> || ''sehn'' | ||
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| 4 || <dni>4</dni> || <dni>tor</dni> || ''tor'' | | 4 || <dni>4</dni> || <dni>tor</dni> || ''tor'' | ||
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| 7 || <dni>7</dni> || <dni>vagabrE</dni> || ''vahgahbree'' | | 7 || <dni>7</dni> || <dni>vagabrE</dni> || ''vahgahbree'' | ||
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| 8 || <dni>8</dni> || <dni>vagasen</dni> || '' | | 8 || <dni>8</dni> || <dni>vagasen</dni> || ''vahgahsehn'' | ||
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| 9 || <dni>9</dni> || <dni>vagator</dni> || ''vahgahtor'' | | 9 || <dni>9</dni> || <dni>vagator</dni> || ''vahgahtor'' | ||
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| 12 || <dni>@</dni> || <dni>nAgabrE</dni> || ''naygahbree'' | | 12 || <dni>@</dni> || <dni>nAgabrE</dni> || ''naygahbree'' | ||
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| 13 || <dni>#</dni> || <dni>nAgasen</dni> || '' | | 13 || <dni>#</dni> || <dni>nAgasen</dni> || ''naygahsehn'' | ||
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| 14 || <dni>$</dni> || <dni>nAgator</dni> || ''naygahtor'' | | 14 || <dni>$</dni> || <dni>nAgator</dni> || ''naygahtor'' | ||
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| 15 || <dni>%</dni> || <dni>hEbor</dni> || ''heebor'' | | 15 || <dni>%</dni> || <dni>hEbor</dni> || ''heebor'' | ||
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| 16 || <dni>^</dni> || <dni>hEgafa</dni> || | | 16 || <dni>^</dni> || <dni>hEgafa</dni> || 'heegahfah'' | ||
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| 17 || <dni>&</dni> || <dni>hEgabrE</dni> || ''heegahbree'' | | 17 || <dni>&</dni> || <dni>hEgabrE</dni> || ''heegahbree'' | ||
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| 18 || <dni>*</dni> || <dni>hEgasen</dni> || '' | | 18 || <dni>*</dni> || <dni>hEgasen</dni> || ''heegahsehn'' | ||
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| 19 || <dni>(</dni> || <dni>hEgator</dni> || ''heegahtor'' | | 19 || <dni>(</dni> || <dni>hEgator</dni> || ''heegahtor'' | ||
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| 22 || <dni>\</dni> || <dni>rigabrE</dni> || ''rigahbree'' | | 22 || <dni>\</dni> || <dni>rigabrE</dni> || ''rigahbree'' | ||
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| 23 || <dni>{</dni> || <dni>rigasen</dni> || '' | | 23 || <dni>{</dni> || <dni>rigasen</dni> || ''rigahsehn'' | ||
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| 24 || <dni>}</dni> || <dni>rigator</dni> || ''rigahtor'' | | 24 || <dni>}</dni> || <dni>rigator</dni> || ''rigahtor'' | ||
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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> | 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. | ||
===Powers of 25=== | ===Powers of 25=== | ||
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The place values above can be directly compared to the words used in English to indicate our place values. For instance, 100 is "one hundred." Similarly, in D'ni, "''fahsee''" (<dni>fasE</dni>) means "one twenty-five." To indicate larger sums within that place value (such as, for example, fifty), you would say "''breesee''" (<dni>brEsE</dni>), or "two twenty-fives." | The place values above can be directly compared to the words used in English to indicate our place values. For instance, 100 is "one hundred." Similarly, in D'ni, "''fahsee''" (<dni>fasE</dni>) means "one twenty-five." To indicate larger sums within that place value (such as, for example, fifty), you would say "''breesee''" (<dni>brEsE</dni>), or "two twenty-fives." | ||
When reading long numbers, you read them left to right in a string. For example, 233 (<dni>98</dni>) would be spoken as "''vahgahtorsee | When reading long numbers, you read them left to right in a string. For example, 233 (<dni>98</dni>) would be spoken as "''vahgahtorsee vahgahsehn''" (<dni>vagatorsE vagasen</dni>), or "nine twenty-five, eight," just as we say "two hundred thirty-three" in English. |