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Can 1 plus 1 equal 3?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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It depends what base you are in.

We almost always use base 10, but in base 3, 1 plus 1 could equal 3.

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Not true. The base 3 equivalents of the first few decimals is:

010 = 03

110 = 13

210 = 23

310 = 103

410 = 113

So 1 +1 is still not three and it will not become so simply by changing the base. 1 plus 1 can equal 3 if you redefine the operation "plus".

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