Mnemonics for Number Sequences

Authors

A. Ross Eckler

Abstract

One of the most frequently-occurring uses for a mnemonic is to remember a sequence of integers. As always, the question is one of efficiency versus memorability: how much must the original integer sequence be expanded? The obvious solution to the problem, that of letting the number of letters in a word stand for the integer (with ten letters for the digit zero) is extremely inefficient, representing a five-fold inflation.

Recommended Citation

Eckler, A. Ross (2008) "Mnemonics for Number Sequences," Word Ways: Vol. 41 : Iss. 4 , Article 16.
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