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Originally Posted by WaterAndWindSpirit
508) I can't have an alien species with Intuitive Mathematician on their racial templates using 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 20, 25, 30, 34, 39, 41, 46, 47, 49 and 50 cents coins so that they always give change with only two coins.
508a) Yes, it makes sense for a mathematically inclined alien species to optimize things like that in their currencies.
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Not all optimisations are equal. Having that many different coins means that you have to
recognise the values of that many different coins, which might not automatically come under Intuitive Mathematician even if the adding-up does; so that part will take longer even if counting them out is quicker.