Re: [HM] Binary Numbers


Subject: Re: [HM] Binary Numbers
From: Christian Marinus Taisbak (marinus@private.dk)
Date: Sat Jan 29 2000 - 14:28:43 EST


If I am not mistaken, the ancient egyptian method of multiplication
presupposes the knowlegde that any natural number can be represented
by a (unique) sum of different powers of 2.

But perhaps that is not what we are discussing - I may have missed
some messages.

Good Sunday from Stormy Copenhagen
Marinus



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