"Just as within other bases the corresponding number would be significant." Numbers are independent from any base. You may mean the numeral in another base, wh

"Just as within other bases the corresponding number would be significant." Numbers are independent from any base. You may mean the numeral in another base, which would have a different number of digits. But what is more important, note that not necessarily the two ratios from the quote will have the same number of digits in another base.