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2835: "Factorial Numbers"
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:02 pm
by ratammer
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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?
Re: 2835: "Factorial Numbers"
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 5:03 pm
by moody7277
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"?
Re: 2835: "Factorial Numbers"
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 4:49 am
by chridd
I have that system
here, under "Mixed-base systems". You can convert between that and decimal (and everything else).
Re: 2835: "Factorial Numbers"
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:09 pm
by somitomi
It'd make for a funky-looking counter