r/mathmemes Nov 21 '20

All bases are base 10.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20

are there fractional base, irrational, complex, quaternion, octonion, sedenion... bases?

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u/TheTrueBidoof Irrational Nov 21 '20

People have defined negative and complex bases before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numeral_systems