MobileTechGuy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoI think that guy was eating the gluelemmy.mlimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1728arrow-down134
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minus-squareMaticzpl@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agobecause astronomers like the number 60 or smth
minus-squareSpooneyOdin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year 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.