Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:18 pm
"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!
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!
: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!
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!