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It’s not fundamentally easier to do calculations in base 10. It’s only easier for us because that’s what we learn as children.

If our number system was based on a superior base, like dozenal or senary, we would be able to do calculations on that base easily and would find working in tens awkward.

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I disagree. Base 10 is innately more intuitive because you move a decimal to shift between orders of magnitude.

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That’s true for all bases.

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You disagree because you don’t understand how number bases work.

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