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Every base is base 10(lemmy.world)

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harmsy@lemmy.world
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Base 16 is typically represented with letters being used as the extra numerals, so it would end up being F+1. Problem solved.

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niartenyaw@midwest.social
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what about numbers larger than 16?

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We’ve got base 64, though it doesn’t quite follow the convention of starting with digits and following up with letters:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64

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