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M12: historical and unusual number bases - #13

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M12 — Historical and unusual number bases

Adds:

  • base 3 / ternary
  • base 12 and divisibility
  • base 20
  • base 36 textual representation
  • base 60 and surviving conventions
  • why base factors determine terminating fractions
  • distinction between radix and storage width
  • historical-machine representation caveats
  • Norwegian/English chapter parity
  • Norwegian exercises and solutions

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pgousdal merged commit 6564beb into main Sep 28, 2026
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