2835: "Factorial Numbers"

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2835: "Factorial Numbers"

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Title text: So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.

OK, so looking at the Wikipedia article I think I understand the system, but does anyone know of a use case?
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ratammer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:02 pm OK, so looking at the Wikipedia article I think I understand the system, but does anyone know of a use case?
Why spoil perfectly good pure mathematics with a "use"?
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I have that system here, under "Mixed-base systems". You can convert between that and decimal (and everything else).
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It'd make for a funky-looking counter
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