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Subject: Re: Byte Addressability And Beyond
Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 08:59:10 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 2 May 2024 09:54:49 +0200, Terje Mathisen wrote:

> I've seen the argument that e is the best base from an energy
> standpoint, with 2 and 3 being the two closest integer values.

To implement a non-integer base, you would need something like a 
probabilistic distribution of combinations of digits, rather than allowing 
every possible combination to be equally representable. Then you can 
average out the information content to a suitable value.

So it would be an average-base-e representation.