Round Table Number systems from the Nile to Setun
Boris L. Faifel, Saratov State Technical University after Gagarin Y.A., Saratov, Russia
Abstract
The report examines the history of number systems from antiquity (ancient Egypt, Babylon) to the present day. The ternary balanced, factorial and Fibonacci number systems are considered; their advantages and disadvantages are noted. In relation to the ternary system, the history of the creation and operation of the unique ternary computer "Setun" is considered.
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Boris L. Faifel
SGTU after Gagarin Y.A
Russia
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