realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1994arrow-down127
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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.
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.