RE: [math-fun] Why is e the "best" base? + A symmetrical way to treat digits 0,1,2 base e

At 11:35 AM 3/7/2003 -0800, Marc wrote:

Applying the above by viewing a number as a stream of digits: for a given base b we sum over the b possible "messages", each of which (presumably) occurs with equal probability p=1/b,

That depends on the distribution of the digit sequences you're going to "send" through the "channel". See, e.g., http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BenfordsLaw.html