The carry constant (2 Rm – b m)/2 is the reason why the adjust-shift algorithm is suitable for even bases only. If the b m is odd as in the ternary system, the carry constant would not be integer ...

Binary vs. base 10. Base 10 is great for humans, but -- for reasons dealing with the on and off energy states -- computers use a base 2 number system. With base 2, or binary, every digit represents a ...