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Every base is base 10 (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Base 16 is typically represented with letters being used as the extra numerals, so it would end up being F+1. Problem solved.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Base 16

Do you mean Base G?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

All your base are belong to us

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What the fuck is G?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

what about numbers larger than 16?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

We've got base 64, though it doesn't quite follow the convention of starting with digits and following up with letters:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Base /+1 lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

what about numbers after 64? comment OP and i were trying to come up with a universal rule which we did in his response to my first comment

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

this is exactly what i was trying to get at

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Make up a new symbol?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Or use ancient scripts like Phoenician or Glagolitic.