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Was pi invented or discovered?
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 (July 16, 2013 at 2:28 am)Tiberius Wrote: Erm, I can think of at least two base systems we use on a daily basis: binary (base 2) and hex (base 16). Computers use those all the time. Those are not practical to the common man in every day life, yes they have great value, but our society thrives on 0-9. The metric system is based on 10 and the US measurement system is set up on sixteen for the most part, however that system is supported by 0-9.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
 Was pi invented or discovered?
July 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm
(This post was last modified: July 16, 2013 at 2:28 pm by Tiberius.)
I was merely pointing out that other systems existed and were used. Did you learn to count on your fingers? Most children do. That number system is called unary, and is very helpful for teaching basic math concepts.
It's also widely used in tallying. (July 16, 2013 at 2:26 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I was merely pointing out that other systems existed and were used. Did you learn to count on your fingers? Most children do. That number system is called unary, and is very helpful for teaching basic math concepts. Here in East Tennessee we can only go to 20, we run out of fingers and toes. Now you know why we run around bare foot all the time.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
 
i have been waiting so long to come onto these forums and talk about science, so long, mathematics is my life, i literally materbate to math, pi is so interesting in the sense that any advanced life form would know what a circle is in the sense of geometry. Wo advance such as building that use circles we would need to e look at all the ways we can use numbers to represent a circle, indeed we need to know this math
 (July 23, 2013 at 12:52 pm)supergenius Wrote: i have been waiting so long to come onto these forums and talk about science, so long, mathematics is my life, i literally materbate to math, pi is so interesting in the sense that any advanced life form would know what a circle is in the sense of geometry.(lounges sexily on a couch) "Study me like one of your French mathematicians."  (July 23, 2013 at 12:52 pm)supergenius Wrote: i have been waiting so long to come onto these forums and talk about science, so long, mathematics is my life, i literally materbate to math, pi is so interesting in the sense that any advanced life form would know what a circle is in the sense of geometry. Wo advance such as building that use circles we would need to e look at all the ways we can use numbers to represent a circle, indeed we need to know this math Not sure if Super Genius or.... something else entirely.  (July 23, 2013 at 5:10 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Not sure if Super Genius or.... something else entirely. Super Soaker?
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