What Is Radix Economy (and What Is It For?) #SoME2

Radix economy is often billed as a measure of which number base is most “efficient,“ but its answer that base-3 is the best suggests there’s probably something else going on. In this video, I explain what radix economy is actually used for and when its use is not really justified. In a future video, I’ll talk about what makes a base good in natural language. Created for the 2nd (now-)annual Summer of Math Exposition. 0:00 - Introduction 1:37 - Radix Economy Defined 5:57 - Radix Economy in Early Computers 11:37 - The Right Tool for the Job?