Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Number Representation and Calculation - 4.4 Looking Back at Early Numeration Systems - Exercise Set 4.4 - Page 242: 74

Answer

The main disadvantage of Ionic numeration system is to represent large numbers we need to add more symbols and that’s why it will become more critical to represent a number.
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