• Shampiss@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    The context doesn’t make a difference

    In base 10 --> 1/3 is 0.333…

    In base 12 --> 1/3 is 0.4

    But they’re both the same number.

    Base 10 simply is not capable of displaying it in a concise format. We could say that this is a notation issue. No notation is perfect. Base 10 has some confusing implications

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      4 months ago

      They’re different numbers. Base 10 isn’t perfect and can’t do everything just right, so you end up with irrational numbers that go on forever, sometimes.