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* According to the appendices of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', elves habitually count in base 12.

* The ''gukuy'' in [[Eric Flint]]'s ''Mother of Demons'' count using an eight-base system.

* It's never mentioned in the books themselves, or the series, but the "Gallifreyan numerals" used on the spines and chapter headings of the ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' New Series Adventures (9th and 10th Doctors) are in base 7.

* It's never mentioned in the books themselves, or the series, but the "Gallifreyan numerals" used on the spines and chapter headings of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' New Series Adventures (9th and 10th Doctors) are in base 7.

* In Leo Frankowski's ''[[The Cross Time Engineer (Literature)|The Cross Time Engineer]]'' series, the new civilization Conrad Stargard starts up in Medieval Europe uses base 12 mathematics, because Stargard believes it's "more accurate" than decimal mathematics.

** Not so much more "accurate" as more useful. Bulk goods are bought and sold in dozens and grosses. 12 factors into 2, 3, 4, and 6. It is far easier to cut a cake/pie into 12 pieces than ten without involving a protractor.

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Customer: Well why don't you just '''say''' XLIV? Who can remember "forty-four?" }}

* In ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', the [[Meaningful Name|Bynars]] use base 2.

* The Minbari in ''[[~~Babylon 5 (TV)|~~Babylon 5]]'' use base eleven (a byproduct of using fingers, toes, and the head as "digits" for counting.)

* The Minbari in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' use base eleven (a byproduct of using fingers, toes, and the head as "digits" for counting.)

** According to tie-in RPG materials, the Dilgar used base 25.

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