👉 The term "decemdentate" is a Latin phrase that translates to "three in three." It refers to a way of writing numbers with one zero, two zeros, and three ones. This method was introduced by mathematician John Napier, who developed it for use in calculating the factorial function.
For example:
1. 3! = 3
2
1 = 6
2. 5! = 5
4
3
2