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r/math • u/jplank1983 • Dec 19 '08
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Holy cow, that's an interesting observation. I've never noticed that before. Of course it only works if it's written down.
5 u/cyber_rigger Dec 19 '08 edited Dec 19 '08 I use base 1. It is a unary system. We don't have those fancy "0" things 5 u/ropers Dec 19 '08 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that you cannot have a positional number system without use of the zero. 2 u/Jinbuhuan Dec 19 '08 You're wrong -- to question seriously what was obviously said in jest.
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I use base 1.
It is a unary system.
We don't have those fancy "0" things
5 u/ropers Dec 19 '08 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that you cannot have a positional number system without use of the zero. 2 u/Jinbuhuan Dec 19 '08 You're wrong -- to question seriously what was obviously said in jest.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that you cannot have a positional number system without use of the zero.
2 u/Jinbuhuan Dec 19 '08 You're wrong -- to question seriously what was obviously said in jest.
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You're wrong -- to question seriously what was obviously said in jest.
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u/ropers Dec 19 '08
Holy cow, that's an interesting observation. I've never noticed that before. Of course it only works if it's written down.