MixedRadix
MixedRadix[{b1,…,bn}]
represents the list of bases of a numerical system in which different digits have different bases.
Details
- A numeric system with bases {b1,…,bn} can express numbers from 0 to b1×b2×…×bn-1. Larger numbers are represented using an extended list of bases, effectively prepended with base Infinity.
Examples
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Scope (5)
Use IntegerDigits with a mixed radix:
Use FromDigits with a mixed radix:
Use BaseForm with a mixed radix:
Use IntegerLength with a mixed radix:
Use IntegerReverse with a mixed radix:
Applications (3)
A primorial number system uses a mixed radix of primes:
A factorial number system uses a range of integers as mixed radix. The last digit is always 0:
Construct a list from the names of tactical units in a Roman army:
A legion was made of 10 cohorts, a cohort of 6 centuries, a century of 10 contuberniae, and a contubernia of 8 soldiers:
Decompose a number of Roman soldiers in these tactical units:
Properties & Relations (6)
IntegerDigits with a single base is equivalent to a MixedRadix list repeating that base:
The inverse operation of IntegerDigits with a mixed radix is performed by FromDigits with the same mixed radix:
The digit at a given position can be between 0 and the corresponding base minus one:
The next number will need one more digit:
That result is equivalent to using a list of bases prepended with Infinity:
Any positive integer is then representable:
The use of the Infinity base is made explicit by BaseForm:
An empty list of bases is effectively equivalent to the list {Infinity}:
IntegerDigits with a MixedRadix specification performs a NumberDecompose operation:
FromDigits with a MixedRadix specification performs a NumberCompose operation:
Text
Wolfram Research (2015), MixedRadix, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MixedRadix.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2015. "MixedRadix." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MixedRadix.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2015). MixedRadix. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MixedRadix.html