sigh. Once again, I see that J is such a radix-ill language (grin).
2b or not 2b, that is the kvetching ... On 6/14/06, Henry Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
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