Re: Base 8 counting in Gevey

Herman Miller nevesht
>
>On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 16:27:24 -0400, Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
>wrote:
>
> >Patrick Jarrett wrote:
> >> > Exept in fractional bases.  Like in base .5, 1=.5 in base 10.
> >> > Maybe I'm wrong.  Are fractional bases even possible?
> >>
> >>Of course they are, but I dont know of any use for them.
> >
> >Why, they're perfect for confusing people!
> >
> >In base .5 we have .1>1>10 (decimal 2>1>.5) for instance.
> >
> >Irrational bases are even worse, of course ...
>
>And what about negative bases? In base -2, 10 < 1, but 100 > 1! Of course,
>negative irrational bases between 0 and -1 would be worse.
>
Don't forget imaginary bases 10=i,100=-1,1000=-i,10000=1
and there is an possibility of variable bases e.g. factorial base
10=2;100=6;1000=24;10,000=120;100,000=720 etc.
in this base e=10.11111111111...
-Wayne Chevrier


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