Comment on Every base is base 10
whotookkarl@lemmy.world 6 months agoWhy use a fixed base? Or why not use an irrational number like e, the most efficient base
Comment on Every base is base 10
whotookkarl@lemmy.world 6 months agoWhy use a fixed base? Or why not use an irrational number like e, the most efficient base
marcos@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I still think some largish prime, like 37 hits the perfect spot of being usable enough for people to use, but still useless enough to stop almost everybody from learning any advanced math.
But yeah, making integrals non-representable is a serious trade-off that deserves consideration.