Very cool, really intuitive and even helpful with complex calculcations:

"A #NumberSystem Invented by Inuit #Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut

#Math is called the “universal language,” but a unique dialect is being reborn

In the remote #Arctic almost 30 years ago, a group of #Inuit middle school students and their teacher invented the Western Hemisphere’s first new number system in more than a century. The “#Kaktovik numerals,” named after the Alaskan village where they were created, looked utterly different from decimal system numerals and functioned differently, too. But they were uniquely suited for quick, visual arithmetic using the traditional Inuit oral counting system, and they swiftly spread throughout the region. Now, with support from #SiliconValley, they will soon be available on #smartphones and #computers—creating a bridge for the Kaktovik numerals to cross into the digital realm."

#Unicode #Android #Iñupiaq #Mathematics #Numerals #ArabicHindu

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-number-system-invented-by-inuit-schoolchildren-will-make-its-silicon-valley-debut/