For the base 10 number system, each digit represents a power of 10. Here's how base 10 describes the numeral 500: Base 10 is great for humans, but -- for reasons dealing with the on and off energy ...

The same data are plotted in Figure 2 on a logarithmic scale with base 2. My reason for ... widget in 1999 and doubled the number each year. The following charts show the number of widgets on ...