
Episode #86 - Funny Numbers w/ Dr. Zack Wolske
Math & Physics Podcast
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Adding Numbers Like This Is So Odd
When we write down an integer, we're usually writing digits. And intrinsic in this that they are base ten. That's so a prime doesn't know about a base. It's prime in every base. We can pick a different number as a base too. When o ot i put em altogether, i get eight plus four plus one. Adding numbers like this is so weird. Canyou talk a little but aronov, evryone knows just what a base it. What's the diference between base 10 and 12, for example? So's the litteforo.
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