noerdman@discuss.tchncs.de to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 day agoPoints in Timediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1464arrow-down1imagePoints in Timediscuss.tchncs.denoerdman@discuss.tchncs.de to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenoerdman@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day ago… and those who know at base n, “10” can represent literally any number.
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoThat’s why you always specify the base 1010
minus-squarenoerdman@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 hours agoI hope they included that information on the cover of the Voyager golden record in case aliens want to understand our numbers.
minus-squareOddMinus1@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoBase 0, base pi and base i are interesting, though.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day ago “10” can represent literally any number. That sounds eminently practical. There’s NO way that would ever lead to any excess ambiguity! 😄
… and those who know at base n, “10” can represent literally any number.
That’s why you always specify the base
1010
I hope they included that information on the cover of the Voyager golden record in case aliens want to understand our numbers.
10a
Base 0, base pi and base i are interesting, though.
That sounds eminently practical. There’s NO way that would ever lead to any excess ambiguity! 😄