Base‑1: Observing Numbers, Marking the Unobserved

This article starts from the following point: numbers as finite sequences of the symbol 1. From this seed grows a new arithmetic, a unified view of zero and infinity, and a way to understand negative numbers as observations in a different dimension. No advanced maths required. Just a willingness to notice what is usually ignored.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-06-16
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20720016
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History and Theory of Mathematics
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Base‑1: Observing Numbers, Marking the Unobserved

P. Phi
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
History and Theory of Mathematics
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Base‑1: Observing Numbers, Marking the Unobserved

P. Phi
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Abstract

This article starts from the following point: numbers as finite sequences of the symbol 1. From this seed grows a new arithmetic, a unified view of zero and infinity, and a way to understand negative numbers as observations in a different dimension. No advanced maths required. Just a willingness to notice what is usually ignored.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
History and Theory of Mathematics
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