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5072915 No.5072915 [Reply] [Original]

I have a couple of questions for you math pros out there.
Is it possible to 1+1 = 11?
I first thought about using numeral system 1, but it confused me so I thought about numeral system 2, 1+1 in numeral system 2 would be 10, right?
I thought more about numeral system 1 tho, thinking that numeral system 10 has 10 numbers, 0-9, that would mean the numeral system 1 has only 1 number, 0.
Which leads me to, how does the numeral system 1 work? Does it at all?

>> No.5072941

How you ever heard of ancient counting systems? Now GTFO.

>> No.5072949

>>5072941
Can't say I "how"

>> No.5072953

>>5072915
Base 1 system, e.g. tally marks.

>> No.5072959

> that would mean the numeral system 1 has only 1 number, 0.

You could use 1 instead of 0. The difference is entirely symbolic, which means diddly squat mathematically.

>> No.5072998

>>5072959
>>5072953
I think I get it then, thank you.

>> No.5074899

>>5072959

so are you saing that it works, or not?

can somebody do some simple math in this base 1 system, like multiplying 7 and 5?

>> No.5074904

>>5074899
At that point it really becomes geometry. 5x5 in base one would simply be five sets of five tallys, and therefore five times as large.

>> No.5074928

1 + 1 = 11 in base 1 if you choose 1 to symbolise the digit, which is usual.

>> No.5075292

>>5074928

that guy up there proved that base 1 cant start at zero, so where do you begin?

>> No.5075331

Fractional bases are the way to go. Neither 1 nor 2 works, you have to choose something in between. Forgot how to do it though.

>> No.5075333

>>5075331

Oops, that was stupid, the number has to be between 2 and 3 of course.

>> No.5075366

>>5075292
wouldn't base 1 only have zero.

that guy is just saying you can use the symbol 1 to represent it, which isn't the same thing.

all numbers have to be of the form:
... + 0*1^2 + 0*1^1 + 0*1^0
ie, 0

>> No.5075383

Then how do you represent 0 in base 1?