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• Donjuanme@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How about a pi based system, then pi is 1.

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  • mrsemi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • h3ndrik@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You’re correct.

      For reference: en.wikipedia.org/…/Non-integer_base_of_numeration

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  • 33550336@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Possible, but then the diameter would be an irrational number

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• Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t think there’s any technical reason we can’t count in base pi

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  • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m pretty happy with being able to write integers in a finite number of digits. Wouldn’t want to give that up.

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  • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well we need an integer base number system…

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    • Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      “A base is usually a whole number bigger than 1, although non-integer bases are also mathematically possible.”

      simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_(mathematics)

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      • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But it makes life harder

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