Virgil
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Re: JS coding
Posted:
Feb 23, 2013 2:46 AM
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In article
<414addb8-8932-4800-b866-c5032e8009eb@g16g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>,
JT <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11 Feb, 00:17, Virgil <vir...@ligriv.com> wrote:
> > In article
> > <61208bd6-9348-44cd-98e6-14e4c7681...@hl5g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > JT<jonas.thornv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Below ternary fractions in NyaN
> > > Paragraphs for empty preceding
> > > entrys to keep track of multiple * bas (Ternary=1,3,9,27,81....)
> >
> > > Fractions = NyaN ternary fraction
> > > 1/3 = .1
> > > 2/3 = .2
> > > 1/9 = .(1)1
> > > 2/9 = .(1)2
> > > 1/27 = .(2)1
> > > 2/27 = .(2)2
> > > 1/81 = .(3)1
> > > 2/81 = .(3)2 ...
> >
> > Since 0's in standard notation are merely placeholders, you still
> > apparently need placeholders.
> >
> > HOW IS 1/81 = .(3)3 BETTER THAN 1/81 =.0001 in base 3?
> > --
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> No there is no placeholders needed for the naturals because they are
> discrete incremental entities
In decimal notation, 10 and 100 and 1000, and so forth all require
placeholders.
> \ the fractions though are parts of the
> continuum and expressed as part of one whole. This does not mean there
> is really any numerical value to the preceding zeros as you as well
> could write it as 10^-3 or A^-3.
And how is writing 5*10^-3 any less placeholder dependent that 0.005?
In one way or another, the existenceof places holding 0's must be noted.
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