2026-09-16 20:19 UTC
@sodiboo@gaysex.cloud no it's a problem in every base ever, but it does happen in decimal with pretty much every odd number (except 5, and 1 but that's cheating)
base 3 can't represent a half other than 1/2 or 0.1111 repeating
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@sodiboo@gaysex.cloud 2026-09-16 20:27
@SRAZKVT@tech.lgbt and indeed, it seems a uniquely decimal problemto clarify, i meant: [the ambiguity/weirdness with threes] seems uniquely decimal [to someone who is used to only decimal, perhaps] likewise, the issues with one half would be """uniquely""" suffered by trinary; it's a nonissue in decimal.