A nerdy joke, but timely

DrWatson · 2025-10-31T16:27:30-04:00

Mathematics - A nerdy joke, but timely (10 replies).

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Elessar · 31-35, M

@bijouxbroussard Octal base vs. decimal base

Elessar · 31-35, M

@bijouxbroussard In the first you have at most 8 digits, so after `7` comes `10` (8 in decimal):

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 (decimal: 8), 11 (9), 12(10), 13 (11), 14 (12), 15 (13), 16 (14), 17 (15), 20 (16), ... 31 (decimal: 25)