That’s pretty confusing in algebra, maybe normal sentences too
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problematicPanther@lemmy.world 6 months agowe could just go with the hexidecimal way and go with A,B,C for 10,11 and 12
MBM@lemmings.world 6 months ago
a_postmodern_hat@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Over my dead body.
chellomere@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No, 12 in base 12 is 10, not C. But yes, 10 can be A and 11 can be B
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 6 months ago
Dude’s out here trying to get us to use base 13.
marcos@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Why not?
Why not use a large prime as the base?
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 6 months ago
Honnest answer, 1/2 in DEC is 0.5 easy. 1/2 in base 13 is .6666666666… Easy but ugly. You want a base that has comon fractions easily represented by decimals. People like dozenal since many fractions are easily represented. 1/2 = 0.6, 1/3 = 0.4, 1/4 = 0.3
I’m personally a fan of hexidecimal partly because I’m a programmer and partially because it can be halved several times
SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Ahh yes, let’s introduce floating point rounding errors for one half. Sounds fun.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Lets use base Pi and put an end to that infinite digit bullshit.
whotookkarl@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Why use a fixed base? Or why not use an irrational number like e, the most efficient base
problematicPanther@lemmy.world 6 months ago
ah right, thanks