Comment on Testing Benford's LawparentComments−r00fus15yExactly. I immediately thought it's an artifact of our base-10 system.−polynomial15yexcept that it applies to any base-n system. It's an artifact of the underlying system, not the base value.−r00fus15yWhat about base-e?−orangecat15yThat's just silly. On the other hand, base 2i would be very efficient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quater-imaginary_base−polynomial15yReally, why don't we have a transcendental numbering system? Also, I can't imagine it could make our financial markets any more irrational.
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Exactly. I immediately thought it's an artifact of our base-10 system.
except that it applies to any base-n system. It's an artifact of the underlying system, not the base value.
What about base-e?
That's just silly. On the other hand, base 2i would be very efficient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quater-imaginary_base
Really, why don't we have a transcendental numbering system? Also, I can't imagine it could make our financial markets any more irrational.