With decimal numbers there are "only" 10 possible values a single digit can be; 0 through 9, and to get numbers larger than 9 we just start adding more digits to the front.

In the past, experts developed calculating machines that worked with three digits, a ternary system, that they hoped would allow for more efficient information processing. In principle, any number ...

Using Leibniz’s rationale, the I Ching uses a complex binary code in its formation of hexagrams. Yin is notated as a broken line while Yang is notated as an unbroken line. These lines are then ...