Comment on Every base is base 10

• chellomere@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, 12 in base 12 is 10, not C. But yes, 10 can be A and 11 can be B

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  • drcobaltjedi@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Dude’s out here trying to get us to use base 13.

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    • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Why not?

      Why not use a large prime as the base?

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      • drcobaltjedi@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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      • SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ahh yes, let’s introduce floating point rounding errors for one half. Sounds fun.

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      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Lets use base Pi and put an end to that infinite digit bullshit.

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      • whotookkarl@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Why use a fixed base? Or why not use an irrational number like e, the most efficient base

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  • problematicPanther@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ah right, thanks

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• MBM@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s pretty confusing in algebra, maybe normal sentences too

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• a_postmodern_hat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Over my dead body.

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