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except that it applies to any base-n system. It's an artifact of the underlying system, not the base value.

• r00fus 15y ago
  What about base-e?
  • polynomial 15y ago
    Really, why don't we have a transcendental numbering system? Also, I can't imagine it could make our financial markets any more irrational.
  • orangecat 15y ago
    That's just silly. On the other hand, base 2i would be very efficient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quater-imaginary_base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quater-imaginary_base