Which limitation was imposed on the Inca quipu when needing to reliably convey complex quantitative data between distant settlements?

💡 Explanation

Reliable data cannot be conveyed without knowing the location and time to establish unambiguous context for numeric values due to environmental variations; quipu utilized hierarchical knot patterns (decimal system) rather than recording precise conditions and location; therefore, georeferencing was required, rather than alternatives with node count.

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