Re: Base 8 counting in Gevey

Egads!  You peeps are about to give me the heebee jeebeeies *twitch*

*twitch twitch*

*shudder*

*grand mal*

Adam the mathphobe

So lift the cup of joy and take a big drink.
In spite of it all it's a beautiful world.
-------Suzanne Knutzen




>From: Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: Base 8 counting in Gevey
>Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 16:23:49 -0400
>
>Colin Halverson wrote:
>>In a message dated 10/17/01 9:57:45 AM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>><< BTW, pi would be 10 in base pi! 1 is the same in all bases. >>
>>
>>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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