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Yes. In opposites and in lack of data (null). Ternary thus fits better. Back in ancient CS classes my prof said that was a Russian attempt of building ternary
by peterlada 5mo ago
Yes. In opposites and in lack of data (null). Ternary thus fits better.
Back in ancient CS classes my prof said that was a Russian attempt of building ternary processors with +1, 0, -1 represented as voltages.
Another strike in for-ternary column is that it's the most efficient in the number of digits for representing numbers. Pi is optimally efficient but non-integer bases would break anyone's brain, I think.
- sam_lowry_ 5mo agoHere's a link documenting a the creation of a DIY ternary computer https://hackaday.io/project/28579-homebrew-ternary-computer https://hackaday.io/project/28579-homebrew-ternary-computer The author also made a more approachable miniseries in Russian: https://habr.com/ru/articles/496366/ https://habr.com/ru/articles/496366/
- Affric 5mo agoI thought e was optimal