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I have heard somewhere it is theoretically better because it is much closer to e (2.718... natural logarithm base). Anyone have an explanation that includes tha

by cma 2y ago

I have heard somewhere it is theoretically better because it is much closer to e (2.718... natural logarithm base). Anyone have an explanation that includes that as to why it is better?

vsuperpower2021 2y ago
No, it's better because it's closer to pi (3.14...). The reason for this is that pi can be used to measure the area of a circle and circles are the most divine shape.
ykonstant 2y ago
Wikipedia has a nice article on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-integer_base_of_numeration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-integer_base_of_numeration Edit: layer8 below has a much better link
- layer8 2y ago
  This one is more to the point I think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal_radix_choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal_radix_choice
  - ykonstant 2y ago
    You are absolutely right, your link is the way to go.
Qem 2y ago
http://bit-player.org/wp-content/extras/bph-publications/AmSci-2001-11-Hayes-ternary.pdf http://bit-player.org/wp-content/extras/bph-publications/AmS...
- cma 2y ago
  That one's good, the cost metric for figure 2 I think is what I had seen.