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by jdavis703 1746 days ago
I’m fairly certain I was taught the unary counting system in either kindergarten or 1st grade. And I wasn’t even in an advanced course.
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Timmy has 1 rock. Johnny gives Timmy 1 rock. Timmy now has 1 rock. Jenny gives 1 rock to Timmy. Timmy has 1 rock.
– zero

0 – one

00 – two

000 – three

I think that's noary math instead of unary. or maybe nonary/nunary(can only count women in habits)/zipary/nilary/???