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Article #119Re: How to pronounce non-base10 numbers
From: Barb Knox
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:32
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:32
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In article <46e82fc7$0$4039$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>, "Dugie" <d_fren@DOTSPAMhotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm obviously not a mathematician. :) But I'm fascinated by some aspects of > numbers. > > One question: how are numbers in non 10-based systems pronounced, as when > counting? > > Example - "thirteen" (13) in base 10 makes sense, but > - how is D (13 in hex) pronounced? "dee" And clearly, '10' in hex is not pronounced "ten"; say "one-zero" instead. > Thanks, > -Dugie You're welcome. -- --------------------------- | BBB b \ Barbara at LivingHistory stop co stop uk | B B aa rrr b | | BBB a a r bbb | Quidquid latine dictum sit, | B B a a r b b | altum viditur. | BBB aa a r bbb | -----------------------------
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