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Universal 1358:

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Universal 1358:

Original
If a serialized multiplicand is a factor in some product in which the multiplier is larger than the multiplicand, it is also a factor in some product in which it is smaller than the multiplicand.
Standardized
In numeral systems, IF a serialized multiplicand is a factor in some product in which the multiplier is larger than the multiplicand, THEN it is also a factor in some product in which it is smaller than multiplicand.
Keywords
numeral
Domain
word formation
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
56 languages mentioned in Greenberg 1978a
Source
Greenberg 1978a: 271 (#23)
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. MULTIPLICAND = a quantity to be multiplied by another.2. MultiplieR = a quantity by which another is multiplied.3. There are decimal systems, e.g. Keres (isolate), in which, for example, 120 is [(10+2)x]10. However, in such cases numbers smaller than the base are also multipliers.

    1. May 2020

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