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Re: Wildly OT: Simple math question
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Dennis Handly <[log in to unmask]>
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Dennis Handly <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:01:07 -0600
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John Clogg ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Another way to look at this is to try to develop an algorithm to convert a
: string of numerals into a numeric value.  The most straightforward way would
: be to start with the low-order digit and work your way up to the high-order

This is the inefficient way to do this.  You start at the high order and
multiply by the base and go to the right.

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