Re: Base 8 counting in Gevey
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 17, 2001, 20:23 |
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Colin Halverson wrote:
>In a message dated 10/17/01 9:57:45 AM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
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><< BTW, pi would be 10 in base pi! 1 is the same in all bases. >>
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>Exept in fractional bases. Like in base .5, 1=.5 in base 10.
>Maybe I'm wrong. Are fractional bases even possible?
I'm afraid you're wrong. 1 in base .5 would be decimal .5^0=1
10 in base .5 would, of course, be decimal .5, and .1 in base .5 would be
.5^-1=2 ...
Andreas
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