Glossary

### A

Argam (numerals) - a set of transdecimal numerals used for large bases, and it was created by Michael De Vlieger in the early 1990s. A popular numeral set among users in this wiki.

Argam "primes-to-elements" (APTE) - the naming convention for prime Argam numerals (starting from 17/Zote), which they are based on chemical elements. For example, the name for 71 "calse" comes from calcium, the 20th element (for 71 is the 20th prime). Therefore, composite numbers could be seen as "compounds".

### B

Basepedia - another name of this wiki. Wiki users could be referred as "Basepedians".

### C

Canonical Argam - argam that are seen in De Vlieger's work. Argam not in any of his work are mostly considered "semi-canonical" or "non-canonical".

Compound Numberblocks - numberblocks made by combining two or more numberblocks (which all are single-digit significant and have different place values).

Crackhead - Similar to "Dym Cid", but used (mostly by Spacetime) to refer the villains and dumb people of all ages.

Criminals - see villains.

### D

DBB2 - the abbreviation of this wiki, "Different Base Blocks 2".

Decimal - the positional numeral system with ten as its base, and the standard way of representing numbers.

Decimalist - a person who uses the decimal system to count.

Dek - a common name for the numeral representing *ten* in larger bases.

Dozenal - also known as duodecimal, dozenal is the positional numeral system with twelve as its base.

Dozenalist - a person who uses and advocates the dozenal system.

D.U.C.K. - Short for "Disastrously Unacceptable Creativity Killer", not to be confused with the animal.

Dym Cid - meaning "Dumb Kid". Believed to originate in the Learningblocks wiki where people whine about new Numberblocks episodes.

### E

El - a common name for the numeral representing *eleven* in larger bases. Also spelt as "ell".

### F

Figured-out Numberblock - Numberblocks with one face, and based on the property of the number rather than its place values.

### G

GelipArgam (numerals) - Gelip1234's numeral set, based on De Vlieger Argam.

### H

Highly composite number - an integer which as more divisors than any number smaller than it.

### N

NFG - short for "Numberfanagram".

NL - short for "Numberlemon".

Numberlings - the numerals above the numberblocks to represent their value.

Numerals - symbols used to represent numbers.

### O

OC - original character.

Official - meaning designs from the official show.

### S

Safeage - a person who is underage, but is mature.

Soup rittygo - a joke video posted by Arifmetix which features "Dozenal 10". "soup rittygo" comes from a sloppy version of "Super Rectangle".

Spacetime's Cringe Compilation - a really popular meme in this wiki regarding Spacetime and his Cringe Compilation. This meme has sadly died for the past few months. Luckily, the meme came back as Spacetime's Crusty Fresh Cringe Compilation (aka SCFCC). Speaking of SCFCC...

Spacetime's Crusty Fresh Cringe Compilation - a revamp of the popular DBB2 meme 'Spacetime's Cringe Compilation'.

Square number - a number that could be expressed as a smaller integer multiplied by itself.

Step mask - the masks worn by step squad Numberblocks to convey the number being triangular.

Step Squad - Step squad numberblocks can make a step shape (1+2+3+...), i.e. the triangular numbers, or numbers in the form

(
n
)
(
n
1
)

2

{\displaystyle \frac{(n)(n+1)}{2} }

.

Super Rectangle - the definition of "super rectangle" isn't clear, however it is likely that the term refers to numbers with six divisors. Twenty-Four, having eight divisors, is called a "super duper rectangle".

### T

Tallymann (numerals) - the name for Yylecaksberri's numeral set.

TOTArgam (numerals) - ThoseOneTrains's numeral set, based on De Vlieger Argam.

Transdecimal Digit - a single digit (or glyph) representing a number above 9.

### V

Valerian Argam - Dozenalism's (non-canonical) variant of Argam which extends the set up to 2,520 digits.

Villains - blocked users in this wiki for their notorious crimes.