MobileTechGuy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoI think that guy was eating the gluelemmy.mlimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1993arrow-down142
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minus-squareMaticzpl@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agobecause astronomers like the number 60 or smth
minus-squareSpooneyOdin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoThere is a logical reason why numbers like 12, 24, and 60 are used in a lot of systems. They are highly composite numbers so they have lots of prime factors which means there are lots more options to break them into whole groups.
because astronomers like the number 60 or smth
There is a logical reason why numbers like 12, 24, and 60 are used in a lot of systems. They are highly composite numbers so they have lots of prime factors which means there are lots more options to break them into whole groups.