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Qâ Simbēân Nûmbœ Sistâm - The Symbian Number System

Symbian Digits

1 1 one, 2 2 two, 3 3 three, 4 4 four, 0 0 zero.

Falling Short

Wait... where are the rest? Symbians don't have any digits for 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. This is because their number system is base-5. Most programming types and high school graduates would understand the idea of a number system with a different base. Computers do their work in binary, a base-2 system. Base-2 only has two digits, 1 and 0. Sapiens think and work in base-10, a system having ten digits, 1 through 9 and then 0. Programmers use hexadecimal, or base-16, using ten digits and then the letters A through F.
Symbians use base-5. They think, work and calculate in lots of five, instead of ten. This can be tricky at first for a sapien, but the fact that five is half of ten makes moving between the two systems easier than one would first think.

Sapien to Symbian to Sapien

Going from one to the other does take a little math. Math! Such a word... well if math is too much for you, a simple converter lies below. After is a simple table of Symbian and sapien numbers, and the math between the two all spelled out.

Symbian Converter

24 or 24 is a Symbian number, equal to the sapien number 14.
[Calculate!]
24 is a sapien number, that is equal to the Symbian number 44 or 44

Precise Symbian Converter

This is an attempt at an exact conversion between bases 5 and 10, for use with Symbian and sapien number systems. As always, this system cannot be relied upon. Please note that this program is especially useful for non-integers, eg 1.1, 3.14 and 182.5. For simple integers unusual errors may occur, more reliable results can be obtained from the converter above.

Symbian and Sapien Number Table

Symbian 1, 1 2, 2 3, 3 4, 4 10, 10 11, 11 12, 12 13, 13 14, 14 20, 20
Sapien12345678910
Symbian 21, 21 22, 22 23, 23 24, 24 30, 30 31, 31 32, 32 33, 33 34, 34 40, 40
Sapien1112131415 1617181920

How To Convert From Sapien into Symbian

input sapien_number
declare symbian_number = 0
for (sapien_number > 0){
symbian_number = sapien_number % 5 + symbian_number * 10
sapien_number = (sapien_number - (sapien_number % 5)) / 5}
output symbian_number

How To Convert From Symbian into Sapien

input symbian_number
declare i = 0
declare sapien_number = 0
for (symbian_number > 0){
sapien_number = sapien_number + ((symbian_number % 10) * 5 ^ i)
symbian_number = (symbian_number - (symbian_number % 10)) / 10
i++}
output sapien_number

Symbian Addition Table

+0123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100
00 123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100
11 2341011 1213142021 2223243031 3233344041 424344100101
22 34101112 1314202122 2324303132 3334404142 4344100101102
33 410111213 1420212223 2430313233 3440414243 44100101102103
44 1011121314 2021222324 3031323334 4041424344 100101102103104
1010 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100 101102103104110
1111 1213142021 2223243031 3233344041 424344100101 102103104110111
1212 1314202122 2324303132 3334404142 4344100101102 103104110111112
1313 1420212223 2430313233 3440414243 44100101102103 104110111112113
1414 2021222324 3031323334 4041424344 100101102103104 110111112113114
2020 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100 101102103104110 111112113114120
2121 2223243031 3233344041 424344100101 102103104110111 112113114120121
2222 2324303132 3334404142 4344100101102 103104110111112 113114120121122
2323 2430313233 3440414243 44100101102103 104110111112113 114120121122123
2424 3031323334 4041424344 100101102103104 110111112113114 120121122123124
3030 3132333440 41424344100 101102103104110 111112113114120 121122123124130
3131 3233344041 424344100101 102103104110111 112113114120121 122123124130131
3232 3334404142 4344100101102 103104110111112 113114120121122 123124130131132
3333 3440414243 44100101102103 104110111112113 114120121122123 124130131132133
3434 4041424344 100101102103104 110111112113114 120121122123124 130131132133134
4040 41424344100 101102103104110 111112113114120 121122123124130 131132133134140
4141 424344100101 102103104110111 112113114120121 122123124130131 132133134140141
4242 4344100101102 103104110111112 113114120121122 123124130131132 133134140141142
4343 44100101102103 104110111112113 114120121122123 124130131132133 134140141142143
4444 100101102103104 110111112113114 120121122123124 130131132133134 140141142143144
100100 101102103104110 111112113114120 121122123124130 131132133134140 141142143144200

Symbian Multiplication Table

×0123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100
00 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
10 123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100
20 24111320 2224313340 4244101103110 112114121123130 132134141143200
30 311142230 334144102110 113121124132140 143201204212220 223231234242300
40 413223140 44103112121130 134143202211220 224233242301310 314323332341400
100 10203040100 110120130140200 210220230240300 310320330340400 4104204304401000
110 11223344110 121132143204220 231242303314330 341402413424440 10011012102310341100
120 122441103120 132144211223240 302314331343410 422434100110131030 10421104112111331200
130 133144112130 143211224242310 323341404422440 10031021103411021120 11331201121412321300
140 1433102121140 204223242311330 34441343210011020 10341103112211411210 12241243131213311400
200 2040110130200 220240310330400 420440101010301100 11201140121012301300 13201340141014302000
210 2142113134210 231302323344420 4411012103311041130 12011222124313141340 14111432200320242100
220 2244121143220 242314341413440 10121034111111331210 12321304133114031430 20022024210121232200
230 23101124202230 3033314044321010 10331111113412121240 13131341141414422020 20432121214422222300
240 24103132211240 31434342210011030 11041133121212411320 13441423200220312110 21342213224223212400
300 30110140220300 33041044010201100 11301210124013201400 14302010204021202200 22302310234024203000
310 31112143224310 341422100310341120 12011232131313441430 20112042212322042240 23212402243330143100
320 32114201233320 402434102111031140 12221304134114232010 20422124221122432330 24122444303131133200
330 33121204242330 4131001103411221210 12431331141420022040 21232211224423322420 30033041312432123300
340 34123212301340 4241013110211411230 13141403144220312120 22042243233224213010 30443133322233113400
400 40130220310400 4401030112012101300 13401430202021102200 22402330242030103100 31403230332034104000
410 41132223314410 10011042113312241320 14112002204321342230 23212412300330443140 32313322341340044100
420 42134231323420 10121104120112431340 14322024212122132310 24022444304131333230 33223414401141034200
430 43141234332430 10231121121413121410 20032101214422422340 24333031312432223320 34134011410442024300
440 44143242341440 10341133123213311430 20242123222223212420 30143113321233113410 40044103420243014400
1000 1002003004001000 11001200130014002000 21002200230024003000 31003200330034004000 410042004300440010000

Symbian Difference Table

0123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100
00 123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440 41424344100
11 01234 1011121314 2021222324 3031323334 4041424344
22 10123 410111213 1420212223 2430313233 3440414243
33 21012 34101112 1314202122 2324303132 3334404142
44 32101 2341011 1213142021 2223243031 3233344041
1010 43210 123410 1112131420 2122232430 3132333440
1111 104321 01234 1011121314 2021222324 3031323334
1212 1110432 10123 410111213 1420212223 2430313233
1313 12111043 21012 34101112 1314202122 2324303132
1414 131211104 32101 2341011 1213142021 2223243031
2020 1413121110 43210 123410 1112131420 2122232430
2121 2014131211 104321 01234 1011121314 2021222324
2222 2120141312 1110432 10123 410111213 1420212223
2323 2221201413 12111043 21012 34101112 1314202122
2424 2322212014 131211104 32101 2341011 1213142021
3030 2423222120 1413121110 43210 123410 1112131420
3131 3024232221 2014131211 104321 01234 1011121314
3232 3130242322 2120141312 1110432 10123 410111213
3333 3231302423 2221201413 12111043 21012 34101112
3434 3332313024 2322212014 131211104 32101 2341011
4040 3433323130 2423222120 1413121110 43210 123410
4141 4034333231 3024232221 2014131211 104321 01234
4242 4140343332 3130242322 2120141312 1110432 10123
4343 4241403433 3231302423 2221201413 12111043 21012
4444 4342414034 3332313024 2322212014 131211104 32101
100100 4443424140 3433323130 2423222120 1413121110 43210

Last Edited Wednesday 25th October, 2006. Equanime, Symbia, the Symbian Script et al © Indref Ashen.