Comment on I just cited myself.
Shampiss@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoThe context doesn’t make a difference
In base 10 --> 1/3 is 0.333…
In base 12 --> 1/3 is 3
But they’re both the same number.
Base 10 simply is not capable of displaying it in a concise format. We could say that this is a notation issue. No notation is perfect. Base 10 has some confusing implications
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
They’re different numbers. Base 10 isn’t perfect and can’t do everything just right, so you end up with irrational numbers that go on forever, sometimes.