JT
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Re: Wikipedia and fractions in other base then decimal
Posted:
Feb 11, 2013 5:26 AM
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On 11 Feb, 10:09, William Elliot <ma...@panix.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2013, JT wrote:
> > On 11 Feb, 09:14, William Elliot <ma...@panix.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 10 Feb 2013, JT wrote:
> > > > Wikipedia claims that 1/2 decimal 0,5 is 0,1 in ternary... and also
> > > > 0,1 in binary.....
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> > > > In reality it is 0.12 in ternary and 0.101 in binary
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> > > 1/2 = 0.1 in binary
> > > 1/2 = 0.111... in ternary
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> > > which can be written as 0.1^- where 1^- indicates a bar
> > > above the 1 which is used for infinite repetition of a digit.
> > > For example 1/3 = 0.3^- base 10.
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> > > and
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> > No both you and wikipedia -> 0,5 decimal= 0,1 ternary are wrong while
> > i am correct.
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> Yes, you're absolutely correct in demonstrating how you're a spoiled temper
> tantrum brat that always have to have his way. It won't take much more of
> your whining for me to block your posts from being downloaded to me.
Go figure why it works...
http://www.anybase.co.nf/
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