Universal #1363

Legacy number: 1363

 Number  1359
 Original  The maximum number of sporadic factors is two.
 Standardized  In numeral systems, the maximum number of sporadic factors is two.
 Keywords  numeral
 Domain  word formation
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  56 languages mentioned in Greenberg 1978a
 Source  Greenberg 1978a: 271 (#24)

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Discussion
Notes
Whenever three or more numbers are multiplied, it will always be found that all except one, the multiplier, form a complexly expressed serialized multiplicand, i.e. a base (cf. #1360). For example, in Huastec (Mayan) 200, expressed as 2x5x20, 5x20, is a complex expression for 100 which is a base, as can be seen from 300 which is 3x5x20, etc. This indicates a grouping and hierarchization [(2x) (5x20)]. Note also #1358.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Whenever three or more numbers are multiplied, it will always be found that all except one, the multiplier, form a complexly expressed serialized multiplicand, i.e. a base (cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1360"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">). For example, in Huastec (Mayan) 200, expressed as 2x5x20, 5x20, is a complex expression for 100 which is a base, as can be seen from 300 which is 3x5x20, etc. This indicates a grouping and hierarchization [(2x) (5x20)]. Note also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1358"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.