Why three: what a number costs in each base

Pick a range of numbers. Every base pays digits times states per digit; base 3 pays least, bases 2 and 4 tie behind it.

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Where the numbers come from

gHashTag/t27 specs/ternary/radix_economy.t27 (t27#8979): every value on the page is its fn bodies, compiled to wasm (logic.js), with 3 tests
B. Hayes, Third Base, American Scientist 89(6), 2001: radix economy and why 3 is the cheapest whole base