i don’t remember where i got this from

  • Oisteink@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    So the base is always written as base 10 in the native base. So base 2 (in decimal) is base 10 (in base 2)

    • Ekky@sopuli.xyz
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      4 days ago

      If you want another example, try counting to 10 in hex (base 16).

      Also, base 10 is always base 10, but “10” in base 2 is 2 in all counting systems above base 2 (since base 2 doesn’t actually include 2, just like base 10 doesn’t include “A”). Likewise, 10 in base 10 represented in base 2 would be 1010. ;)

      • Melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 days ago

        Base 1 usually uses ones, because it represents summation at that point. Using zero as the numeral would be a bit awkward. Also historically zero is pretty new.

        Tally marks are essentially a base 1 system.

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          3 days ago

          Numbering systems all essentially evolved from base 1. People started out keeping track of wheat/barley using tally marks representing a single stalk, then creating different tally marks representing bushels, baskets, etc. More intentionally designed number systems based on things like the number of fingers on our hands came later.