realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1994arrow-down127
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minus-squareharmsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoBase 16 is typically represented with letters being used as the extra numerals, so it would end up being F+1. Problem solved.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoAll your base are belong to us
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt would be the digit representing a value of 16 (i.e. the amount of lines here: |||| |||| |||| ||||), if you’re talking about it from the perspective of a number system with base 17 (|||| |||| |||| |||| |) or higher.
minus-squareniartenyaw@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agowhat about numbers larger than 16?
minus-squareharmsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoThere are still 20 more letters that can be used as stand-ins. Things will get interesting if you try to go past Base 36, though.
minus-squareniartenyaw@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agothis is exactly what i was trying to get at
minus-squareharmsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoOr use ancient scripts like Phoenician or Glagolitic.
Base 16 is typically represented with letters being used as the extra numerals, so it would end up being F+1. Problem solved.
Do you mean Base G?
All your base are belong to us
What the fuck is G?
It would be the digit representing a value of 16 (i.e. the amount of lines here: |||| |||| |||| ||||), if you’re talking about it from the perspective of a number system with base 17 (|||| |||| |||| |||| |) or higher.
what about numbers larger than 16?
There are still 20 more letters that can be used as stand-ins. Things will get interesting if you try to go past Base 36, though.
this is exactly what i was trying to get at
Make up a new symbol?
Or use ancient scripts like Phoenician or Glagolitic.