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>like Pi is always 3.14159265, to us or to hypothetical aliens. Unless you're counting in base Pi, then Pi is 10. Pi is only 3.14... in base 10. Just like th

by parfe 14y ago

>like Pi is always 3.14159265, to us or to hypothetical aliens. Unless you're counting in base Pi, then Pi is 10. Pi is only 3.14... in base 10. Just like the c is ~2.99 * 10^ 6 m/s because we define a meter that way.

ithkuil 14y ago
Wonder what the (inverse of )the diameter of a circle of unit 1 in base Pi is in base Pi?
hartror 14y ago
You are confusing units and numeral systems. Pi is always Pi no matter how you count whereas c is dependent on how you measure time and space.
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