Talk:Quater-imaginary base

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Can someone explain why this is spelled "quater-imaginary" instead of "quarter-imaginary"? What does "quater" mean?

It's a Latin adverb meaning "four times" (i.e. once beyond thrice). I would guess that it refers to the fact that the system can cover all four quadrants of the complex number system with a single numerical representation. AnonMoos 15:42, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it's because the system uses four different digits. -- Milo

[edit] Non-standard positional numeral systems

I have addressed certain issues by creating the article Non-standard positional numeral systems, and making related changes to Unary numeral system, Golden ratio base, Quater-imaginary base, Positional notation, Base (mathematics), and Category:Positional numeral systems. I suggest further discussion of these issues takes place at talk:Non-standard positional numeral systems.--Niels Ø 14:32, 26 February 2006 (UTC)