The number on the left is not a multiplier. It is the base of the notation.
Qb111 where Q is some number means (Q^2) + (Q^1) + 1 Qb123 means (Q^2) + (2*Q^1) + 3 etc Henry Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dly > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:47 PM > To: General forum > Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Mathematical Roots of J & more musings > > to generalize, the number on the left should be a multiplier and on > the right an exponent of 2 > > Why do I get these results for b > > 1b0 > 0 > 10b0 > 0 > 1b1 > 1 > 10b1 > 1 > 100b0 > 0 > 100b1 > 1 > 100ba > 10 > 110ba > 10 > 2^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11 12 > 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 256 1024 2048 4096 > 4097b1 > 1 > 257b6 > 6 > > > > > Donna > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On 14-Jun-06, at 12:03 PM, Henry Rich wrote: > > > You are thinking that 11b2 means 11 in base-2 notation. > > But no, it means 2 in base-11 notation. > > > > Henry Rich > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dly > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:56 AM > >> To: General forum > >> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Mathematical Roots of J & more musings > >> > >> wow? > >> > >> if b is base > >> > >> why is > >> 11b2 > >> 2 > >> not > >> 11b2 > >> 3 > >> or > >> 12b2 > >> 2 > >> not > >> 12b2 > >> domain error > >> 33bg > >> 16 > >> not > >> 33bg > >> 51 > >> > >> Constants and results are displayed in the default base 10 (a) > >> why > >> 11ba > >> 10 > >> not > >> 11ba > >> 11 > >> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
