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[โ€“] Deestan@lemmy.world 32 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Popmath youtubers: "123+456=123456 ๐Ÿ˜ฑ" actual explanation depends on an obscure redefinition of numbers, + and =.

[โ€“] Venat0r@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

that, or you've accidentally used string instead of int ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 15 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

In this case it depends on having base 1 with all digits being equivalent (i.e. 123 = 456 = 000).

[โ€“] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

So effectively 3 + 3 = 6, just counting digits.

[โ€“] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

~~No, in this system 3 + 3 = 33 or 66 or 12 or 11, etc. Basically any digit is equivalent 1 in normal base 1.~~

EDIT: I blame lack of coffee for misreading Serinus@lemmy.world comment

Yes they were correct.

123 + 456 = 123456 in base 1 (assuming all symbols are considered the same digit) would be equivalent to 3 + 3 = 6 in base 10.