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BillWoods6 t1_ix4uw5b wrote

Reply to comment by ZookeepergameOwn1726 in eli5 why is 9 the last number? and why then we use 10 and repeat in sets of 10? by anujshr7

> Over time though, base ten has "won" as humans tend to count of their fingers and we have ten of those. Counting with your toes can't have been practical

So the change came when we invented shoes?

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