/sci/ - Science & Math

>>5616033

1/3 =.33 repeating in a base 10 system, in base 12 1/3=0.4, also 1/4=0.3, 1/2=0.6, etc. In base 12. (What is 1/3 of a year?)

And I'm annoyed too by the inconsistency in base numerology of the SAE measurement system. Base 2^n inches, base 12 feet, base 3 yards, base 5280 miles, absolutely no consistency. Metric system is more convenient because it sticks with base 10 throughout, but fractioning with base 10 is less intuitive.