Vigesimal system

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Numeral system
gptkbp:alternativeName Base-20 system
gptkbp:basisFor 20
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Duodecimal_system
gptkb:Sexagesimal_system
Decimal system
gptkbp:example Mayan numerals for 20, 40, 400, etc.
gptkbp:feature Can be found in some Celtic languages
Numbers are grouped by twenties
Uses twenty as a counting unit
Remnants in modern French (e.g., quatre-vingts for 80)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vigesimal system
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Basque_language
gptkb:Georgian_language
Mayan numerals
French language (historically)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Numeral_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6