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How would someone do a base conversion between "xkcd trinary" and denary? I was thinking to do something akin to (value in "normal trinary")-(value of the previous digit in the same trinary) for each magnitude in xkcd trinary, but I can't figure out how rigorous it would be, much less accurate. Any ideas? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.141|108.162.241.141]] 23:33, 19 June 2024 (UTC) | How would someone do a base conversion between "xkcd trinary" and denary? I was thinking to do something akin to (value in "normal trinary")-(value of the previous digit in the same trinary) for each magnitude in xkcd trinary, but I can't figure out how rigorous it would be, much less accurate. Any ideas? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.141|108.162.241.141]] 23:33, 19 June 2024 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Well, the recent edits up to {{diff|402245|this point}} don't explain much at all. XORing some numbers, but not others? What about the non-numbers (non-hexadecimal characters, "M", or even words, "Dumper")? Can I request a proper rewrite of those facts to actually make some sort of sense without apparently being selective or just plain consisting of Insane Troll Logic? [[Special:Contributions/82.132.237.136|82.132.237.136]] 13:40, 23 December 2025 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 23 December 2025
How the pages are counted[edit]
The pages are counted in something akin to a trinary number system: the only digits used are 0, 1, and 2. But 2 always rolls over, even if there are digits behind it. So:
| Number (xkcd v0) | Number in denary |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 20 | 6 |
| 100 | 7 |
| 101 | 8 |
| 102 | 9 |
| 110 | 10 |
| 111 | 11 |
| 112 | 12 |
| 120 | 13 |
| 200 | 14 |
| 1000 | 15 |
How would someone do a base conversion between "xkcd trinary" and denary? I was thinking to do something akin to (value in "normal trinary")-(value of the previous digit in the same trinary) for each magnitude in xkcd trinary, but I can't figure out how rigorous it would be, much less accurate. Any ideas? 108.162.241.141 23:33, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Well, the recent edits up to this point don't explain much at all. XORing some numbers, but not others? What about the non-numbers (non-hexadecimal characters, "M", or even words, "Dumper")? Can I request a proper rewrite of those facts to actually make some sort of sense without apparently being selective or just plain consisting of Insane Troll Logic? 82.132.237.136 13:40, 23 December 2025 (UTC)
