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So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the point of such a system ?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hum... Have you checked what site it's on?