Le 29 avr. 2010 à 05:49, Michael Ash a écrit :

> Actually, while there are finite decimal numbers with no finite binary
> representation, the reverse is not true. Every binary number can be
> represented by a finite number of decimal digits. I believe this is
> because 2 is a factor of 10. To prove it to yourself, just take

True. For example, if we were to use trinary numbers, 0.1 would equal to 1/3, 
which has no finite decimal representation. So, thanks Nature for having given 
us 10 fingers and not 9 or worse 11.

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