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minus-squareShampiss@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoThe context doesn’t make a difference In base 10 --> 1/3 is 0.333… In base 12 --> 1/3 is 0.4 But they’re both the same number. Base 10 simply is not capable of displaying it in a concise format. We could say that this is a notation issue. No notation is perfect. Base 10 has some confusing implications
The context doesn’t make a difference
In base 10 --> 1/3 is 0.333…
In base 12 --> 1/3 is 0.4
But they’re both the same number.
Base 10 simply is not capable of displaying it in a concise format. We could say that this is a notation issue. No notation is perfect. Base 10 has some confusing implications