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by saeranv 1853 days ago
Does the base really have anything to do with 5? I can represent 5 in base 10 as 5, or I can represent it in base 2 as 101, but both encode the same information.

Using different bases, to me, is just about storing information. How many symbols do you want to create before you increase the length of your number and start re-using them.