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minus-squareUndertaker@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThe alien only knows base 4. The astronaut says base 4 and that he uses base 10. Think about: What is “4” in base 4? The alien says, it uses base 1 0, which is 14 + 01. So the term “base 10” (in base 4) is the same like “base 4” in base 10. The alien does not know, what base 4 is, because you cannot count to 4 in base 4.
The alien only knows base 4. The astronaut says base 4 and that he uses base 10.
Think about: What is “4” in base 4?
The alien says, it uses base 1 0, which is 14 + 01.
So the term “base 10” (in base 4) is the same like “base 4” in base 10.
The alien does not know, what base 4 is, because you cannot count to 4 in base 4.