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JT

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Registered: 4/7/12

Re: JS coding
Posted: Feb 7, 2013 6:02 PM

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On 6 Feb, 10:01, Virgil <vir...@ligriv.com> wrote:
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> JT <jonas.thornv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 3 Feb, 23:33, Virgil <vir...@ligriv.com> wrote:
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> > > <6e315bac-9f19-4cee-ad90-7ec7bbe8b...@w7g2000yqo.googlegroups.com>,
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> > > JT <jonas.thornv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I do not want a counter, i want a general solution to re encode any
> > > > decimal number where anybase(decimal,base) {}
> > > > This is probably why people save code instead of posting it to
> > > > usenet ;D
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> > > The process involves repeated divisions with whole number quotients and
> > > remainder
> > > Example: Convert 99 base 10 to base 8
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> > > Step 1. 8 into 99 goes 12 times with 3 left over
> > > Step 2. 8 into 12 goes 1 time with 4 left over
> > > Step 3. 8 into 1 goes 0 times with 1 left over
> > > Stop when base goes into dividend 0 times
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> > > Then line up the leftovers from last to first: 1,4,3
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> > > Result 99(base 10) is 143(base 8)
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> > > Check: 143(base 8) = 1*8^2 + 4*8^1 + 3*8^0
> > > = 1*64 + 4*8 + 3*1
> > > = 64 + 32 + 3
> > > = 99 (base 10)
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> > Honestly i thought that you math guys, easily could see howto convert
> > ordinary bases to zeroless NyaN bases. For me it took a week to find
> > the generic algorithm for anybase to write out any number using NyaN
> > base notation, but it was 15 years ago so it probably will take me a
> > week or two.
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> The thing is that none of us see any point to converting to zeroless
> bases when the systems with zeroes works so well.
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> > The annoying thing is that i know that the generic basechanger i wrote
> > for standard base was written so a single line of code could change it
> > to NyaN bases, but i am probably getting old because i think i have to
> > start all over with NyaN algorithm. When i do changes it hangs and
> > without a debugger line for line it is harder.
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> > The generic basechanger is allready working, but how do i get it to
> > write out NyaN bases instead of standard bases.
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> Your problem.
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Virgil what is the name for the fractional part of bases, well for
decimals it is rather obvious, but for ternary is it ternarys or what?

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