Well we need an integer base number system…
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Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months agoI don’t think there’s any technical reason we can’t count in base pi
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
“A base is usually a whole number bigger than 1, although non-integer bases are also mathematically possible.”
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
But it makes life harder
Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Not if you’re mainly interested in counting multiples of pi.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 7 months ago
I’m pretty happy with being able to write integers in a finite number of digits. Wouldn’t want to give that up.