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[โ€“] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Explanation:

In decimal (DEC), we count to 9 before adding a new digit. For example, the number after 9 is 10, and the number after 19 is 20.

In octal (OCT), we count to 7 before adding a new digit. The number after 7 is 10 and the number after 17 is 20.

DEC OCT
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 10
9 11
10 12
11 13
12 14
13 15
14 16
15 17
16 20
17 21
18 22
19 23
20 24
21 25
22 26
23 27
24 30
25 31
[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I didn't get it at first xD

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