Is there a language that contains a simple numeric symbol, but a complex lexical term?
In English, we have simple numeric lexical terms such as one and seven which do not contain meaningful smaller parts withing them. We also have numeri
In English, we have simple numeric lexical terms such as one and seven which do not contain meaningful smaller parts withing them. We also have numeric terms like fourteen and twenty that are derived from multiple parts or other numbers. Additionally, we have simple numeric symbols/glyphs like 0 through 9 or complex glyphs like 20 or 100 that are composed of several combinations of glyphs. My question is, are there any numbers/quantities/values that have a simple term, but a complex glyphic symbol? I know ten is one...its glyph is complex (1 and 0) while its term (ten) is simple, but I need another example. Also, is there a quantity or value that is represented by a simple glyph, but a complex term? It does not have to be in English, it can be in any language.
or:In English, we have simple numeric lexical terms such as one and seven which do not contain meaningful smaller parts withing them. We also have numeric terms like fourteen and twenty that are derived from multiple parts or other numbers. Additionally, we have simple numeric symbols/glyphs like 0 through 9 or complex glyphs like 20 or 100 that are composed of several combinations of glyphs. My question is, are there any numbers/quantities/values that have a simple term, but a complex glyphic symbol? I know ten is one...its glyph is complex (1 and 0) while its term (ten) is simple, but I need another example. Also, is there a quantity or value that is represented by a simple glyph, but a complex term? It does not have to be in English, it can be in any language.
or:Have a look at French. You might find what you are looking for in that language and their numbers. The numbers 80-89 are pretty easy. All you have to do is say the word for eighty (quatre-vingt) \u2013 literally \u201cfour twenties\u201d then add the individual numbers until 89 (quatre-vingt neuf). However, it gets tricky again from 90-99 and the same rules for 70-79 apply again. So, for 91 you must say \u201ceighty plus eleven\u201d, or \u201cquatre-vingt onze\u201d. This applies all the way through 99: quatre-vingt (80) plus dix-neuf (19) equals quatre-vingt dix-neuf (99).Is that what you were looking for?
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