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• lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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• mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well we need an integer base number system…

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  • Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But it makes life harder

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      • Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not if you’re mainly interested in counting multiples of pi.

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