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Re:42 by alcuadrado on Monday May 27, 2013 @08:30AM (#5774405)
"Just as within other bases the corresponding number would be significant."

Numbers are independent from any base. You may mean the numeral in another base, which would have a different number of digits.

But what is more important, note that not necessarily the two ratios from the quote will have the same number of digits in another base.

Re:42 by dylangs1030 on Monday May 27, 2013 @10:50AM (#5774803)
Yes, the numeral representation of the number is exactly what I mean, you clarified my comment perfectly. Numbers are independent from any base.