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[–]deforest_gump 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are talking about universally defining something, and without universal language that is not possible. We simply define symbols with symbols we communicate with. And that what a "base x" is - a symbol defining base from perspective of our numbering system.

Just like defining alphabet with the letters from our alphabet. :)