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xkcd #2835: Factorial Numbers (imgs.xkcd.com)
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So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.

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[-] heavy@sh.itjust.works 54 points 11 months ago

Finally, a system that uses more information to express less information.

[-] 22rw@feddit.de 20 points 11 months ago

According to this article, the factoradical system gets efficient for numbers larger than 20!, but i guess this here is a shining example of ~~less is~~ more is less

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