Book 27. (1 results) Prize of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 25 | 424 | View more quotes about common">Common Gorean, you see, does not use an "Arabic notation," but represents various numbers by letters, combinations of letters, and such. |
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Book 27. (7 results) Prize of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 25 | 421 | They were easy enough. |
| 25 | 422 | The other slave's number, however, was rather complex, or at least seemed so to Ellen at the time. |
| 25 | 423 | Indeed, for all she knew, one or another of those signs might have had a significance more than merely numerical. |
| 25 | 424 | Common Gorean, you see, does not use an "Arabic notation," but represents various numbers by letters, combinations of letters, and such. |
| 25 | 425 | Most figuring is done on an abacus. |
| 25 | 426 | It is said, interestingly, that some of the higher castes, for example, the Scribes and Builders, have a secret notation which facilitates their calculations. |
| 25 | 427 | Ellen does not know if that is true or not. |
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They were easy enough.
The other slave's number, however, was rather complex, or at least seemed so to Ellen at the time.
Indeed, for all she knew, one or another of those signs might have had a significance more than merely numerical.
Common Gorean, you see, does not use an "Arabic notation," but represents various numbers by letters, combinations of letters, and such.
Most figuring is done on an abacus.
It is said, interestingly, that some of the higher castes, for example, the Scribes and Builders, have a secret notation which facilitates their calculations.
Ellen does not know if that is true or not.
- (Prize of Gor)