#conmath

[blueeyedrat]

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.

I'm not planning for all of the scripts I make (or remake) to have a bespoke math system, but I don't plan for this to be the only one. Math history goes in some interesting directions, and there's some space to explore.

[pm5-archive]

mmmm they’re making us play a flash game to take notes on it I’m.... HHHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMM

[blueeyedrat]

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:

"Among their achievements in the sciences and the aetherial arts, the scholars of Sata also noted for their advancements in mathematics, in particular geometry and trigonometry. As Sanim-derived languages and numbers were spread along the continent by settlers, some overlap was inevitable, though there is evidence that cross-pollination was occurring even before the colonial era. Multiple hybrid systems exist, and are often used interchangeably. All attempts to enforce a standardized system thus far have failed — whether or not you consider this a positive likely depends on your heritage and profession."

[pm5-archive]

“what do youths like nowadays?” “oooh! What about them new-fangled educational flash games?” “Jeremy you’re a goddamn genius”

[pm5-archive]

like we’re literally forced to take notes and I can’t read a site due to the fucky color scheme wtf

[pm5-archive]

i have to discern what the fuck this website says for consumer’s math fuck this shit

[noncircadian]

Dated notes on fictional mathematical notation inspired by Vegan notation in Contact (1997).

[blueeyedrat]

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.

Row one is 'longhand' numerals starting at 0 (bases 10, 16, 20), row two is shorthand (base 10 only), rows three and four are some operators (with general cases for each), brackets, and equality/inequality signs (=, >, <, ≥, ≤, ≠, ≈).