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Chromatic_Jon · 3437 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why We Should Switch To A Base-12 Counting System
I've often wondered about the possibility of using something in the spirit of a tensor to deal with the pros and cons of various number bases, although I certainly don't have the expertise in either tensors or number theory to flesh out a proper system. For those unfamiliar (and take it with a grain of salt, I don't really know what I'm talking about) a running theme in tensor calculus is the refusal to pick a coordinate system and instead focus on the quantities and objects which remain the same when transforming between two arbitrary coordinate systems.