Why I advise against calling the digit 'X' "dek"

Most people want to call the digit 'X' "Dek", but as you may (or may not) know, I would prefer "ten", and here is why:

It is pointless

I understand calling it dek if we call 10; "ten", but most dozenalists know that it is a bad idea to do such, as it would cause a lot of confusion. So why change the name?

It is sometimes a mouthful to say when in groups of numbers

Try: 1/7 (0;186X35186X35...)

(Though I propose 'E' to be "eleven", which is also bad for a digit, but it can be called "elv" to solve this problem)

It isn't really English

I do understand Latin 'decem' for prefixes, but I'd rather keep number names Germanic in origin

Final SI redefinition

Remember on my blog post a few months ago where I redefined SI in Cadent units like the Imperial was redefined in Metric

I said:

1 second is equal to 100/21 tems (so no change)

1 metre is equal to 3;46EX tandems

1 kilogram is equal to 0;56X067E pondus

I would like to adjust the value a bit.

The foot was defined as 3048 tenths of a millimetre, a number divisible by 12.

neither 346EX or 56X07E are divisible by ten, so this is why I am making a new redefinition:

1 second is equal to 100/21 tems (so no change)

1 metre is equal to 3;46EX0894 tandems

1 kilogram is equal to 0;56X0696 pondus

this way, millimetres and grams can still be even with Cadent units.

New Base Naming System

I created a new, systematic, consistent, and simpler naming system for number bases:

Base (dozenal)	Base Name
1	unary
2	binary
3	trinary
4	quadinary
5	pentinary
6	hexinary
7	septinary
8	octinary
9	ennary
X	decinary
E	levinary
10	unial
11	uniaunary
12	uniabinary
13	uniatrinary
14	uniaquadinary
15	uniapentinary
16	uniahexinary
17	uniaseptinary
18	uniaoctinary
19	uniaennary
1X	uniadecinary
1E	unialevinary
20	binial
21	biniaunary
22	biniabinary
23	biniatrinary
24	biniaquadinary
25	biniapentinary
26	biniahexinary
27	biniaseptinary
28	biniaoctinary
29	biniaennary
2X	biniadecinary
2E	binialevinary
30	trinial
31	triniaunary
32	triniabinary
33	triniatrinary
34	triniaquadinary
35	triniapentinary
36	triniahexinary
37	triniaseptinary
38	triniaoctinary
39	triniaennary
3X	triniadecinary
3E	trinialevinary
40	quadnial
41	quadniaunary
42	quadniabinary
43	quadniatrinary
44	quadniaquadinary
45	quadniapentinary
46	quadniahexinary
47	quadniaseptinary
48	quadniaoctinary
49	quadniaennary
4X	quadniadecinary
4E	quadnialevinary
50	pentnial

Dozenal Anniversaries for the year 1200

You know how people often do anniversaries like 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 50th, 100th, etc.

Although this year is almost over, it's not too late to celebrate things the dozenal way:

(all written numbers after this line are in base 12)

Things turning 30 in 1200

• Flash memory
• Nintendo Game and Watch
• CD's
• Handi-Snacks
• Cape Cod Potato Chips
• McChicken
• Pac-Man
• Richie Rich

Things turning 60 in 1200

• The word "Vegan"
•  Smokey the bear
• Orbit Gum

Things turning 90 in 1200

• Ford Model T
• Hydrox (inspired Oreo)
• Milk-Bone
• Breyer's Ice Cream

Things turning 100 in 1200

•  Vaseline

(I'd be surprised if you find any of them interesting)

Names for dozenal numbers: English, Spanish, French, German, and Hungarian

I came up with names for dozenal numbers in multiple languages.

Take note, I only know English, so I have to do my best with with the only tool I have: Google Translate, and then I will talk to people who know the language. I only consulted about Hungarian so far, so English and Hungarian are the only systems that are final.

I try to do some universal scheme with zen, duna, and trin, and it will sound somewhat similar to the current schemes for each language.

English

1: one
2: two
3: three
4: four
5: five
6: six
7: seven
8: eight
9: nine
X: ten
E: eleven
10: zen
11: onezeene
12: twozeene
13: threezeene
14: fourzeene
15: fivezeene
16: sixzeene
17: sevenzeene
18: eightzeene
19: ninezeene
1X: tenzeene
1E: elevenzeene
20: twozen
30: threezen
40: fourzen
50: fivezen
60: sixzen
70: sevenzen
80: eightzen
90: ninezen
X0: tenzen
E0: elevenzen
100: one duna
200: two duna
1'000: one trin
2'000: two trin
10'000: zen trin
100'000: one duna trin
1'000'000: one dillion
1'000'000'000: one bidillion
1'000'000'000'000: one tridillion

Spanish

1: uno
2: dos
3: tres
4: cuatro
5: cinco
6: seis
7: siete
8: ocho
9: nueve
X: diez
E: once
10: uncena
11: uncenuno
12: uncendos
13: uncentres
14: uncencuatro
15: uncencinco
16: uncenseis
17: uncensiete
18: uncenocho
19: uncenueve
1X: uncendiez
1E: uncenonce
20: vicena
30: trecena
40: cuarcena
50: cincena
60: seicena
70: sietecena
80: ochocena
90: nuevecena
X0: diecena
E0: oncena
100: duen
200: dosduentos
1'000: tril
2'000: dos tril
10'000: uncena tril
100'000: duen tril
1'000'000: un dillión
1'000'000'000: tril dilliones
1'000'000'000'000: un bidillión

French

French counts weird.

For numbers above sixty, they so something like:

70: Sixty ten
80: Four twenties
90: Four twenties ten

I could have done sevenzen as "sixzen zen", but I just completely eliminated that clause, and made it like every other language.

1: un
2: deux
3: trois
4: quatre
5: cinq
6: six
7: sept
8: huit
9: neuf
X: dix
E: onze
10: unzaine
11: unzaine et un
12: unzaine et deux
13: unzaine et trois
14: unzaine et quatre
15: unzaine et cinq
16: unzaine et six
17: unzaine et sept
18: unzaine et huit
19: unzaine et neuf
1X: unzaine et dix
1E: unzaine et onze
20: vizaine
30: trezaine
40: quaranzaine
50: cinquzaine
60: soixzaine
70: septzaine
80: huitzaine
90: neufzaine
X0: dixzaine
E0: onzezaine
100: duent
200: deux duent
1'000: trille
2'000: deux trille
10'000: unzaine trille
100'000: duent trille
1'000'000: un dillion
1'000'000'000: un dilliard
1'000'000'000'000: un bidillion

German

For zen, I kept it "dutzend", instead of shortening it because

* 10 is "zehn", and "zend" would sound similar
* "zehn" is also like "teen" in English (so i did "zend" as "zeene"), but German does either "zig" or "ßig" for "ty", and I could not find a suitable alternative except "dutz". (I really can't do suffixes that are proper German words because of how German combines words)


1: eins
2: zwei
3: drei
4: vier
5: fünf
6: sux
7: sieben
8: acht
9: neun
X: zehn
E: elf
10: dutzend
11: einszend
12: zweizend
13: dreizend
14: vierzend
15: fünfzend
16: suxzend
17: siebenzend
18: achtzend
19: neunzend
1X: zehnzend
1E: elfzend
20: zweidutz
30: dreidutz
40: vierdutz
50: fünfdutz
60: suxdutz
70: seibendutz
80: achtdutz
90: neundutz
X0: zehndutz
E0: elfdutz
100: einduna
200: zweiduna
1'000: eintrin
2'000: zweitrin
10'000: dutzendtrin
100'000: eindunatrin
1'000'000: eine dillion
1'000'000'000: eine dilliarde
1'000'000'000'000: eine bidillion

Hungarian

I made up a new word for 11: zégy (short for the current word: tizenegy. I was told it would sound better as é than an e).

1: egy
2: kettő
3: három
4: négy
5: öt
6: hat
7: hét
8: nyolc
9: kilenc
X: tíz
E: zégy
10: tucat
11: tucategy
12: tucatkettő
13: tucathárom
14: tucatnégy
15: tucatöt
16: tucathat
17: tucathét
18: tucatnyolc
19: tucatkilenc
1X: tucattíz
1E: tucatzégy
20: kétcet
30: háromcet
40: négycet
50: ötcet
60: hatcat
70: hetcet
80: nyolcat
90: kilencet
X0: tizcet
E0: zégycet
100: duáz
200: kétduáz
1'000: tizer
2'000: kétizer
10'000: tucatizer
100'000: duázizer
1'000'000: dillió
1'000'000'000: dilliárd
1'000'000'000'000: bidillió

Cadent-Metric conversions

Here are the current conversions:

1 tandem = 0.295696314978523 metres.

1 tem = 25/144 seconds (exactly (unlike TGM)).

1 pondus = 2.15448924485411 kilograms.

You can easily derive the rest of the units because both systems are coherent.

Final SI redefinition

When the SI is phased out in all sciences (it will most likely still be popular among the general public), I want it to be redefined in Cadent units, like the Imperial system had to be redefined in Metric.

I propose something like (all values dozenal):

1 second is equal to 100/21 tems (so no change)

1 metre is equal to 3;46EX tandems

1 kilogram is equal to 0;56X067E pondus

Official Cadent System brochure

This is the official brochure of the Internationalis Systematis Unitas (latin for "International Unit System"), official name of the Cadent System.

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