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numerical system

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numerical system [nü′mer·i·kəl ′sis·təm]
(textiles)
A grade scale for calculating the quality of wool. Also known as count system.


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For better or worse, though, I think most of us know, deep down, that human nature is too complex to be described by a numerical system based on two.
Language may build on nonverbal numerical systems as Frank proposes, but language may influence other forms of thinking without having to exploit a bed of nonverbal knowledge, remarked Stanford University psycholinguist Lera Boroditsky.
For sequential case numbers or projects that are numbered, a numerical system would probably work best.
 
 
 
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