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The common definition of Benford's Law is written in terms of base 10 (or 100, 1000, etc. for subsequent digits), but the underlying principle applies to any ba
by o11c 1y ago
The common definition of Benford's Law is written in terms of base 10 (or 100, 1000, etc. for subsequent digits), but the underlying principle applies to any base (I'm pretty sure this includes non-integer bases, though I'm not sure about negative bases).
- adammarples 1y agoNo matter what base you use, you're using a numeral system that has an inherent logarithmic distribution of one column per order of magnitude