• A_A@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      for that one alien, you may say :
      “base 3 + 3 + 3 + 1”
      For universal other sentient beings, say :
      “base 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
      + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1”

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          10 hours ago

          Since in base 2 you have two numerals that are (0, 1) …

          Then, in base 1 you would have only one numeral.
          if it was (1) then you could write :
          ( , 1, 11, 111, ...)
          With a sign (-) for negative numbers :
          ( ..., -111, -11, -1, , 1, 11, 111, ... )

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        11 hours ago

        I think the best way I’ve seen was to just poke the number of holes in the dirt or draw a picture, labeling them until you get to your base switching moment.