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Date Wed, 8 Apr 2015 08:51:24 +1000
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On 08Apr2015 08:36, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
>On Wed, 8 Apr 2015 12:36 am, jonas.thornvall@gmail.com wrote:
>> Bullshit declare two integers in any language one 7 and one 4 and then
>> write x=7+4; if you find a programming language where that does not yield
>> 11 tell me.
>
>In Forth, you can set the base to any arbitrary integer (within reason).
[...snip...]

In dc also (UNIX's reverse polish arbitrary precision "decimal calculator").  
You can set the input and output representation bases, and proceed without 
leading base indicators.

Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

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into account Hofstadter's Law.
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Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 02:44 -0700
  Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 09:29 -0400
    Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 07:10 -0700
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 10:26 -0400
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 00:34 +1000
    Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-04-07 14:29 +0000
      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 07:36 -0700
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 00:49 +1000
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 15:05 +0000
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 11:23 -0400
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 01:37 +1000
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-04-07 17:02 +0100
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-04-07 16:00 +0100
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 08:43 -0700
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-08 08:51 +1000
              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 11:46 +1000
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            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-04-07 20:06 -0400
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-04-08 12:49 +1200
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-08 08:36 +1000
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2015-04-08 08:51 +1000
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-04-07 20:01 -0400
        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2015-04-18 18:08 +0000
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-19 23:02 +1000
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-04-19 17:56 +0300
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              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-20 12:53 +1000
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      Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 09:18 -0700
  Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-07 08:32 -0600
    Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 08:40 -0700
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        Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 10:07 -0700
          Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-07 11:44 -0600
            Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-08 10:38 +1000
              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-08 11:18 +1000
                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-08 08:37 -0600
              Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 23:19 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-08 07:56 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-08 12:28 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2015-04-07 20:38 -0400
                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-07 17:35 -0600
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-08 00:35 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-09 08:12 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-10 01:36 +1000
                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-04-09 17:40 +0100
                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-09 07:54 -0700
                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-09 09:03 -0600
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-04-09 10:23 -0600
                Re: Best search algorithm to find condition within a range Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-10 01:11 +1000
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