Re: Reciprocal irrationality

[The Fool]

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> From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Ken Coar wrote:
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> >Here's a question that popped into my head a few days ago..
> >
> >Are all quantities represented by base 10 integers irrational
> >in base pi or base e?
> >
> What do you mean by base pi or base e? AFAIK, the definition of
> base (to represent numbers) means that the base is integer (and >= 2)

What is 3 in base 1?  111

You can have a base 1 (altho I think there would be problems after the
unary point)? 

What is 3 in base -1? -111? (I think?)

What is 3 in base pi? an irrational number.

Somehow I dont think base 0 will work.