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| Mayan Numbers as shown in Mayan Codices |
For example, 19 is
.... ____ ____ ____Digits are stacked with the higher significant digits at the top, so
.would be read as 1 11 in base 20 (one "twenties" and eleven "ones") or decimal 31.. =
Other than the bar and dot notation, Mayan numerals can be illustrated by face type glyphs.
See also: Numeral system, Arabic numerals, Armenian numerals, Babylonian numerals, Chinese numerals, Greek numerals, Hebrew numerals, Indian numerals, Roman numerals.