i^x = 2

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(11-10-2024 05:25 PM)dm319 Wrote:  

(11-10-2024 12:57 PM)John Keith Wrote:  [...]The only thing that need change is the numeric display code.

I guess the implementation could be a particular base, though that may result in rounding errors that shouldn't happen in the native base. But whatever the implementation, I haven't seen a scientific that can do 1÷3 in base 12!

Bonsoir,

It's interesting that you're worried about rounding errors, as this example actually gives an exact result: \( \frac{1}{3}=0.4_{(12)} \) exactly.

Base 12 is practical in contexts like measuring, counting and currency:
— one-third of a foot is 4 inches,
— one-third of a shilling is 4 pence,
— one-third of a year is 4 months, …