From: Alan Riddell (pkpeekee_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Feb 07 2002 - 07:16:29 PST
>To see that "one" is not in base 11, consider the word "twelve". This >means the same number regardless of the base we are considering - but >could be written as 1100, 110, 22, 15, 10 to name but a few >possibilities. The word version of the number is basis-free (I would >never refer to twelve in base 7 as "fifteen"!). To be fair I dont see what the word twelve has any relevance with the word one in this matter. Although, perhaps there is a confusion between names of digits and names of numbers. Names of numbers change in a different base, names of digits remain the same. One still refers to the digit 1 in base 11. Hmmm although after reading 176:1 again I am not sure... "e.g. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,a,10,11,... " does make things clear. Also Alan Riddell _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- Rule Date: 2002-02-07 15:16:54 GMT
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