base 20 is a positional numeral system with twenty as its base. It uses 20 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 20 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, and j.

base 27 is a positional numeral system with twenty-seven as its base. It uses 27 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 27 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, and q.