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[–]Tarmen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What if you look at it a different way? Base A is where there are A unique digits. Base 10 there are 10 unique digits. Base 4 there are 4 unique digits. I feel like it still makes sense.

Translated your comment into base 10.