Looks like we are following Base-9 thinking we are decimal.

Shankar · Post by **Shankar** » Wed, 12 Dec 2007 9:26 am

Spunky wrote:
Shankar wrote: Base 1 1X
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Smoke aside, does Base 1 even exist?

Logically yes, But it is the imperitive whole number or original 1.

We call Base 10, as decimal system and not decamal, since it is this whole 1 that is split by 10, to give each number 1/10th value.

So 1 is the name for the first 1/10th portion & 2 the 2nd 1/10th and so on.
if 0 is considered, it then inadvertantly retains the value of 1/10 in a decimal system & 1/2 in Boolean system.

So even 1 has a basis and the value of which is determined by the Base we use. 1 in base 2 is not the same as 1 in base 10.

Cheers!!!
Shan

Shankar · Post by **Shankar** » Thu, 10 Jul 2008 8:32 pm

Shankar wrote:ooops... forgot to backup.

Thought the whole post was lost during the HD crash. But looks like it has been revived.

Plavt · Post by **Plavt** » Thu, 10 Jul 2008 9:08 pm

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:02 pm

Plavt wrote:

Yeah, I know. Just like herpes. Shows up when you least need it.

ksl · Post by **ksl** » Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:33 pm

Shankar wrote:
Shankar wrote:ooops... forgot to backup.
Thought the whole post was lost during the HD crash. But looks like it has been revived.

Numbers are never ending

chip · Post by **chip** » Fri, 11 Jul 2008 1:36 pm

The answer is 42.

Shankar · Post by **Shankar** » Fri, 11 Jul 2008 6:25 pm

chip wrote:The answer is 42.

Hey Thanks.. but in which base?

Shankar · Post by **Shankar** » Fri, 11 Jul 2008 6:28 pm

Plavt wrote:

well not to worry.. I have already resolved the problem on my own. But badly needed a copy of this, to log reactions.

Plavt · Post by **Plavt** » Fri, 11 Jul 2008 7:24 pm

Forks · Post by **Forks** » Fri, 11 Jul 2008 7:42 pm

Drugs are illegal in Singapore, DRUGS ARE ILLEGAL IN SINGAPORE!!!!!

banana · Post by **banana** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 4:52 pm

Shankar wrote:
Plavt wrote:
well not to worry.. I have already resolved the problem on my own. But badly needed a copy of this, to log reactions.

Out of curiosity, what conclusion did you come to?

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 8:59 pm

Shankar wrote:
Plavt wrote:
well not to worry.. I have already resolved the problem on my own. But badly needed a copy of this, to log reactions.

As if there was a problem to resolve.

Forks · Post by **Forks** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 9:25 pm

ok, I am a geek of sorts so i can get with the technical chatter but what exactly was the first problem here? Didnt the Arabs sorts out the numbers system for us after the Romans had their crack at it? Which wheel is being reinvented here?

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Tue, 15 Jul 2008 6:50 am

Forks wrote:ok, I am a geek of sorts so i can get with the technical chatter but what exactly was the first problem here? Didnt the Arabs sorts out the numbers system for us after the Romans had their crack at it? Which wheel is being reinvented here?

Shankar has determined that the number system the Indians and Arabs sorted turns out to be flawed after all... and after all these years.

Forks · Post by **Forks** » Tue, 15 Jul 2008 8:32 am

Really, well Id love to know more but I dont understand much of the technical points of the discussion, but I do think the number 7 is over rated so perhaps we could start by replacing it with the "$**" signs instead.

1,2,3,4,5,6,$**,8,9,10....

Ok, whats next?

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Looks like we are following Base-9 thinking we are decimal.

Revived?

Re: Revived?

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