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PaRaDoX
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Post by PaRaDoX »

"I myself have learnt a lot of scripting languages, and just finished learning Binary and Hexadecimal. :3"

:3

you silly, you can learn any base. it doesn't need memorizing :3

eg: in base four, 2+2 = 10 (not ten, 10 = four)

this is because:

farthest left digit is 2, right? well thats 2x2^0
that's equal to 2 (durr)
2+2 = four, so why the 10?
well, there's no digit 4 in base 4 (same as there's no 10 digit for base ten)
10 in base four is really 1 x 4^1 + 0 x 4^0
so each base has no digit for the name (ie base ten has no ten digit, base 5 has no 5, etc.)

then wtf should you do with bases above ten? easy! :D

it then starts with letters :3

eg: the digit for eleven (in any base where 11 exists) is A, since using 2 digits is improper notation and can't be done.


wee numeration! :D
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Post by ikea »

mainreason im here are the challenges <3


No, we do have a fair bit of reading material, you gotta look.
woot, where?
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ikea wrote:mainreason im here are the challenges <3


No, we do have a fair bit of reading material, you gotta look.
woot, where?
*quotes the quote*
you gotta look
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