10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «VIGESIMAL»
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vigesimal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vigesimal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.
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From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics
in the Caucasus: the vigesimal West-Caucasian continuum (Adyghe-Ubykh-
Abkhaz- Abaza-archaic Kabardian dialects), the South-Caucasian continuum (
Bal and Lentekh Svan-Megrelian-Laz-Georgian), and the Nakh continuum ...
More fundamentally, a doubt subsists as to whether the Normans in fact had a
vigesimal system. It may be that factors other than the influence of substrata or
adstrata were decisive. Sixteenth-century evidence seems to indicate that,
whereas ...
Jadranka Gvozdanović, 1992
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Noun Phrase Structure in the Languages of Europe
Decimal and vigesimal bases Decimal (10-based) numeral systems are
prevalent throughout Europe. Pure vigesimal (20-based) systems, which occur
sporadically throughout the rest of the world (e.g., in Mixtec and Yoruba) are
found in ...
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Sherlock Holmes in Babylon: And Other Tales of Mathematical ...
269] 2.3 Vigesimal and quinary-vigesimal systems Vigesimal systems more or
less complete occur in about one tenth of the languages examined. With the
exception of the Caddoan family in the middle west they all appear along the
Pacific ...
Marlow Anderson, Victor Katz, Robin Wilson, 2004
their numeral systems which are not homogeneous with the main characteristics
of the system show great persistence. The " score " of English is a remnant of old
vigesimal counting, and although it has lost its place in the ordinary number ...
More fundamentally, a doubt subsists as to whether the Normans in fact had a
vigesimal system. It may be that factors other than the influence of substrata or
adstrata were decisive. Sixteenth-century evidence seems to indicate that,
whereas ...
Jadranka Gvozdanovic, 1992
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Numeral Types and Changes Worldwide
The elements of the combined vigesimal-decimal system have been found also
in some extinct languages of the Central- Asian area: in the local Middle Persian
text, and in documents of the Sogdian language; such features are reflected in ...
Jadranka Gvozdanović, 1999
Por exemplo, as notas com que os alunos são avaliados no sistema escolar
francês são distribuídas numa base vigesimal.A notamáximaquesepode
alcançaremuma escola francesaé20/20, assim como uma boa nota é 16/20
euma nota ...
Ricardo Corrêa Coelho, 2011
vigesimal and decimal systems — is wholly lacking in Roman notation, and a
seem- — _ ingly simple number like 1984 thus becomes CMLXXXIV in Roman. In
our decimal system, the positions to the left of the decimal point increase by ...
Sylvanus Griswold Morley, Robert J. Sharer, 1994
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The Handbook of Language Contact
The vigesimal forms develop in Old Danish5 and are dominant in Modern Danish
. In the relevant formations the second element is, naturally, always 'twenty'. (
Ross & Berns 1992: 612) The formulation “The vigesimal system developed in
Old ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIGESIMAL»
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vigesimal is used in the context of the following news items.
Proponen que conocimiento maya sea Patrimonio de la Humanidad
El sistema vigesimal estaba asociado a los 20 dedos que posee el ser humano y en muchas inscripciones de los templos vemos a la mazorca del cacao como ... «Periódico Zócalo, Oct 15»
Conocimiento maya sugerido como Patrimonio Cultural de la …
El sistema vigesimal estaba asociado a los 20 dedos que posee el ser humano y en muchas inscripciones de los templos vemos a la mazorca del cacao como ... «20minutos.com.mx, Oct 15»
Los matemáticos mayas se adelantaron a su tiempo
Aparte de concebir el concepto abstracto de número y de forma; también concibieron un sistema de numeración vigesimal posicional o de base 20 que ... «La Prensa Gráfica, Oct 15»
The Mesoamerican Abacus That Gives Modern Calculators a Run …
The notation on the vigesimal system is similar, except that 20 is the base. This system needs 20 different figures, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, ... «The News Hub, Sep 15»
Cajamarca lidera ranking de cumplimiento de fiscalización …
El Oefa también traslada los puntajes a una calificación vigesimal y, sobre 20, solo dos EFA resultan con una nota aprobatoria al superar por poco el puntaje ... «Diario Gestión, Jul 15»
Eclipse lunar y su relación con los mayas
Los mayas contaban con un sistema de numeración vigesimal que utiliza al punto con valor de uno; la raya con valor de cinco y un caracol con valor de cero; ... «Unión Yucatan, Oct 14»
'Flirting with French' Reminds One of That Unrequited Love We've …
The yin-yang of advancing and regressing in language learning will comfort any student who has faced, for example, the clash of decimal and vigesimal ... «PopMatters, Sep 14»
Joyonaqués Zoques en el Corazón Chamula
En territorio zoque se inventaron los números del sistema vigesimal y el calendario agrícola más antiguo de Mesoamérica. Los zoques de Chiapas somos una ... «El Heraldo de Chiapas, Aug 14»
Libertad económica, por José Luis Sardón | El Comercio Perú
El Perú está todavía muy lejos de ser una de las diez economías más libres del mundo; en una escala vigesimal, la nota que obtiene es apenas de 13,5. «El Comercio, Mar 14»
O Mayasutra
com riscos e bolas já detinham o sistema vigesimal e, portanto, já conheciam o vinte a matemática, contavam 365 dias e, mais sagazes e sem sindicatos, ... «Público.pt, Feb 14»
