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Every base is base 10 (lemmy.world)
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[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

There are still 20 more letters that can be used as stand-ins. Things will get interesting if you try to go past Base 36, though.

[-] niartenyaw@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago

this is exactly what i was trying to get at

[-] uranibaba@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Make up a new symbol?

[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Or use ancient scripts like Phoenician or Glagolitic.

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