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Re:What Would Happen If There Were No Number 6? by Xophmeister on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @06:46PM (#15545857)
6 still "exists" in base 5, it's just that it equals...ahem...is congruent to 10.
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Re:What Would Happen If There Were No Number 6? by vinchuco on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @10:58PM (#15547088)
So take it out, you end up with a set of previously-numbers objects you can't do much with. The question is answered.
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Re:What Would Happen If There Were No Number 6? by fjsolwmv on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:28AM (#15550379)
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