The quater-imaginary numeral system is a numeral system, first proposed by Donald Knuth in 1960. Unlike standard numeral systems, which use an integer (such as 10 in decimal, or 2 in binary) as their bases, it uses the imaginary number 2 i {\displaystyle 2i} (such that ( 2 i ) 2 = − 4 {\displaystyle (2i)^{2}=-4} ) as its base.
The quater-imaginary numeral system is a numeral system, first proposed by Donald Knuth in 1960. Unlike standard numeral systems, which use an integer (such as 10 in decimal, or 2 in binary) as their bases, it uses the imaginary number 2 i {\displaystyle 2i} (such that ( 2 i ) 2 = − 4 {\displaystyle (2i)^{2}=-4} ) as its base.
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