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That is not what I meant at all. (My phrasing was unclear. Sorry for the confusion.) Jordi understood what I meant though.
by mjd 6y ago
That is not what I meant at all. (My phrasing was unclear. Sorry for the confusion.) Jordi understood what I meant though.
- barrkel 6y agoIt was unclear; I understand rational numbers to be ratios, and irrationals to be inexpressible as fractions, and I see an almost direct connection between that and digital representation in rational bases, so it seemed deeply confusing to see a consequence of the definition of rationals being refuted. The only way out was an irrational base.