Meanings
plural supernumbers
- mathematicsA generalization of a complex number in a commutative superalgebra
Modular arithmetic considerations on the calendar supernumber give the position of the Calendar Round at the Mayan origin of time, the Long Count Calendar date 0.0.0.0.0 4 Ahau 8 Cumku.
2016, Thomas Chanier, “Solution of the Mayan Calendar Enigma”, in arXiv
Origin
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