minus-squareShampiss@sh.itjust.workstoScience Memes@mander.xyz•I just cited myself.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoThe 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 linkfedilink
minus-squareShampiss@sh.itjust.workstoScience Memes@mander.xyz•I just cited myself.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoDivide 1 by 3: 1÷3=0.3333… Multiply the result by 3 reverting the operation: 0.3333… x 3 = 0.9999… or just 1 0.9999… = 1 linkfedilink
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