The concepts are in base 24, 60, and 10, though they are represented in base 10 numerals in the manner in which I wrote them. But regardless of the semantics we choose to use, we still have to math by representing 2004/02/12 06:13:30.10 as 2004/02/11 29:72:89.70 if we wish to manually subtract 23:45:58:35 from it. Counting the days in between in another matter.
Quoting Chimpsarecute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: ...... > > You also said: > > > Calculating elapsed time in the current system if awkward. For example, > how > > much time elapsed from 2003/05/31 23:45:58.35 UT to 2004/02/12 06:13:30.10 > UT? > > To perform the calculations we have to use base 24 for the hours, base 60 > > for the minutes and seconds, and base 10 for less than a second. > Calculations > > using base 10 for all for all the units less than a day, > > > No matter how you calculate the result, you are always using only one "base" > and that is base 10. As long as you are using 10 distinct numeric symbols, > you are using base 10. In order to work out a problem in base 24, your > number system would have to have 24 symbols, in which 24 itself would be > written as "10". The same is for base 60. Here you would need 60 numeric > symbols, in which case "10" would mean 60 (in base 10 numeration). > > What you are calling bases are really conversion factors. Nothing more, > nothing less. You have fallen into the FFU trap, where FFU-ists confuse > bases with conversion factors and fractional divisions. A measurement unit > is not binary because it can be divided into successive halves. It is > binary when it only uses two numeric symbols, 1 and 0. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, 2004-02-15 14:04 > Subject: [USMA:28700] Re: Decimal "Metric" time is already in use and the > use is growing > > > > I wrote a lengthy reply but it looks like it never got sent due to me > getting > > timed out from my web based email. I have thus attempted to recreate that > email. > > >
