Many Inka khipus encode decimal quantities through knot type and position. Arithmetic relationships can reveal totals and administrative grouping. They do not independently identify what was counted, and the same numerical scheme should not be assumed for every cord tradition or proposed narrative record.
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
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Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Codes & Communication Systems
Articulates signs and conventions through which information or meaning can be represented, recorded or transmitted. Interpretation depends on the relevant language, practices, users and context, not on a sign looking self-evident.