Since in base 2 you have two numerals that are (0, 1) ...
Then, in base 1 you would have only one numeral.
if it was (1) then you could write : ( , 1, 11, 111, ...)
With a sign (-) for negative numbers : ( ..., -111, -11, -1, , 1, 11, 111, ... )
I think the best way I've seen was to just poke the number of holes in the dirt or draw a picture, labeling them until you get to your base switching moment.
My species uses e as its base because that is proven to be mathematically optimal. In our number system, humans use base 2.3025850... (but written entirely as powers of e using our far superior elegant notation, of course!)
The only true base is binary. I'm not even kidding, I still sometimes convert numbers to binary for the sake of simplifying operations if I'm tired. Have you ever tried calculating square roots in binary? It's shockingly easy compared to decimal.
36 Comments
PhoenixAlpha@lemmy.ca · 106 pts · 223d
Alien has 4 fingers...nice touch
myster0n@feddit.nl · 120 pts · 223d
You mean 10 fingers
hanke@feddit.nu · 31 pts · 223d
Oh, you must be using base 4. You see, Phoenix alpha uses base 10.
JackbyDev@programming.dev · 4 pts · 222d
That's base 22, for all the base 10 users out there.
Avicenna@programming.dev · 78 pts · 223d
all your base are belong to us
rainwall@piefed.social · 20 pts · 223d
A true classic. My only regret is that I cant link it in the original shockwave.
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 222d
Maybe I can help then:
https://archive.org/details/allyourbase
marcos@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 223d
There are only 10 types of people:
the ones that expected a binary joke, and
the ones that expected a ternary joke, and
the ones that expected a quartenary joke, and
...
Ooops@feddit.org · 9 pts · 223d
...and all of them are using base 10.
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 222d
We have N fingers, naturally.
copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de · 34 pts · 223d
And it works just as well, if we reverse the roles:
🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨
🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨
🪨
Human: There are 11 rocks.
Alien: Oh, you must be using base A. See, I use base 10.
Human: No, I use base 10. What is base A?
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 222d
Roman : There are XI rocks.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 222d
(hexadecimal)
87Six@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 222d
This post made me decide to go to sleep because I'm too fucking tired for this shit
Thanks
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 223d
Based.
fartsparkles@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 223d
1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30…
GreenShimada@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 223d
So should I be saying base 9+1?
A_A@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 223d
for that one alien, you may say :
"base 3 + 3 + 3 + 1"
For universal other sentient beings, say :
"base 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
+ 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1"
GreenShimada@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 223d
"I'm 16, but in base 1, I'm 10000000000000000 years old. My ID just needs to be updated."
A_A@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 222d
Since in base 2 you have two numerals that are (0, 1) ...
Then, in base 1 you would have only one numeral.
if it was (1) then you could write :
( , 1, 11, 111, ...)With a sign (-) for negative numbers :
( ..., -111, -11, -1, , 1, 11, 111, ... )burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 223d
I think the best way I've seen was to just poke the number of holes in the dirt or draw a picture, labeling them until you get to your base switching moment.
mikerr@programming.dev · 17 pts · 223d
Oh, sorry we're base 22
Iunnrais@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 222d
A base-neutral system for naming numbering systems (by jan Miseli) is my favorite solution for this problem.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 223d
Oh fuck oh shit I'm too high to handle this RN!
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 222d
"You must mean Base 22"
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 222d
Base 1 is the only universal counting system.
They are using base 1111 and base 1111111111. Instead of digits, you can represent numbers using rocks, if needed.
Jollyllama@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 223d
Is this from the Hail Mary trailer?
xistera@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 222d
Amaze! jazz hands
Speculater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 223d
Correct
db2@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 223d
Base 4 but indexes start at 1
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 222d
bitcrafter@programming.dev · 4 pts · 222d
My species uses e as its base because that is proven to be mathematically optimal. In our number system, humans use base 2.3025850... (but written entirely as powers of e using our far superior elegant notation, of course!)
MuckyWaffles@leminal.space · 1 pts · 216d
The only true base is binary. I'm not even kidding, I still sometimes convert numbers to binary for the sake of simplifying operations if I'm tired. Have you ever tried calculating square roots in binary? It's shockingly easy compared to decimal.
blaue_Fledermaus@olio.cafe · -1 pts · 223d
Only works in written form. Unless the alien says the number as one-zero.
Also, in a bijective number system, every base is 11. (they don't have 0)
edit: not true, brainfart
MBech@feddit.dk · 10 pts · 223d
There is nothing about 10 in its pronounced form that means it HAS to come after 9.
TriangleSpecialist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 223d
No. If you write 11 in base b, bijective number system or not, that's b+1, not b.