#conmath

Sanim math!

One of the things that I wasn't satisfied with in my original draft was all of the numbers looking too similar. This time around I incorporated the old and newer block numerals into the 'history', and adapted them forwards into something more distinct that fit the lines and curves of the Sanim script, and backwards into a more archaic style that let me play with some older conventions (a multiplicative system instead of positional, etc.)

I'm also happy with how the different operators turned out. Looking for inspiration sent me down a rabbit hole of math history and alternate notations, and I ended up with something clean and compact. I even found some interesting ideas for algebra and calculus, but that's for another day.

Satale math.

Making good on a concept I've had kicking around all year, since I created a math system for Sanim: the languages of Sata exist on their own family tree, and I wanted to create a bespoke math system that could be shared between them as a finishing touch.

The Satale (/sa.'ta.li/) numerals are base 20 with sub-base 5, inspired by real-world systems like Kaktovik, Maya, and Roman fractions, as well as some unused elements from my old drafts. Also included is a tally system and some basic notation that predates Satale in-setting, to add a bit of history:

I was interested in math long before I ever dipped into linguistics (calculus is one of my best subjects), so it was only natural that I would construct some mathematical notation to go with the rest of my world-building project. Those first 10 digits on the top row were thought up years before anything else I've posted recently.

From what information has been recovered or preserved, most pre-colonial Arcadian peoples used either a decimal (base 10), hexadecimal (16), or vigesimal (20) number system, depending on region. Base 10 is the most common nowadays, though 16, 20, and 12 (introduced by immigrants) are still taught in some places.