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Re: Base 6 math [was Re: Missing water pump piece?]
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Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:49:43 GMT
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While the digits are base-6-ish they are used as base 10. i.e. "10", made up
of a "1" and a "0", comes after "9". It would be kind of cool if it really
were base 6, but no doubt Lego doesn't want to confuse the non-math inclined
people out there.
In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Paul Gyugyi writes:
> The math symbols on the Bionicle dictionary indicate a
> base-6 system (heximal?). The numbers 0 through 5 are all based on
> a circle with a dot in the middle. 6 through (presumably)
> 12 are the same as the 0 through 5 but with a circle around
> the central dot.
>
> Do th Toa have only 3 fingers per hand?
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> -gyug
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| The math symbols on the Bionicle dictionary indicate a base-6 system (heximal?). The numbers 0 through 5 are all based on a circle with a dot in the middle. 6 through (presumably) 12 are the same as the 0 through 5 but with a circle around the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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