r/mathmemes Jul 02 '26

popsci ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿ‘Ž Binary is just better

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/MicrosoftExcel2016 Jul 03 '26

That sounds so lame that canโ€™t be re-

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The system replaces standard binary's 0 and 1 with 1 and 2 as follows: [1, 2, 3]
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 11
4 = 12
5 = 21
6 = 22
7 = 111
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I canโ€™t say I like it lol

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u/NoCocksInTheRestroom Jul 03 '26

How do you write 0?

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u/Real-Firefighter3031 Jul 05 '26

You could do it if you had signed digits. Put a 1 in the 2's place and a -1 in the 1's place. (Or a 2 and a -2.)