Difference between revisions of "Talk:Base numbers"

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This is a great start to an article.  The early part could use a little white space.  Students who really need to learn about base numbers from this article are going to need a mental pause, and multiple examples.  A section on conversions would be nice.--[[User:MCrawford|MCrawford]] 00:42, 20 June 2006 (EDT)
 
This is a great start to an article.  The early part could use a little white space.  Students who really need to learn about base numbers from this article are going to need a mental pause, and multiple examples.  A section on conversions would be nice.--[[User:MCrawford|MCrawford]] 00:42, 20 June 2006 (EDT)
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Hmmm... What do you mean by '''base doesn't need to be an integer'''? Especially suspicious is the idea to use '''complex''' bases. What numbers are you going to represent in such bases and what are the digits? In my opinion, this part (at least, as written) is rather confusing than revealing... --[[User:Fedja|Fedja]] 19:34, 22 June 2006 (EDT)

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This is a great start to an article. The early part could use a little white space. Students who really need to learn about base numbers from this article are going to need a mental pause, and multiple examples. A section on conversions would be nice.--MCrawford 00:42, 20 June 2006 (EDT)

Hmmm... What do you mean by base doesn't need to be an integer? Especially suspicious is the idea to use complex bases. What numbers are you going to represent in such bases and what are the digits? In my opinion, this part (at least, as written) is rather confusing than revealing... --Fedja 19:34, 22 June 2006 (EDT)