The
Golden mean (φ) can be used as a number
base. In it, all
integers have representations of
finite length. If you include the rule that you cannot have the digit sequence "11" within a numeral, each integer has a unique numeral.
Examples:
| Decimal | Powers of φ | Base φ |
| 1 | φ0 | 1 |
| 2 | φ1+φ-2 | 10.01 |
| 3 | φ2+φ-2 | 100.01 |
| 4 | φ2+φ0+φ-2 | 101.01 |
| 5 | φ3+φ-1+φ-4 | 1000.1001 |
| 6 | φ3+φ1+φ-4 | 1010.0001 |
| 7 | φ4+φ-4 | 10000.0001 |
| 8 | φ4+φ0+φ-4 | 10001.0001 |
| 9 | φ4+φ1+φ-2+φ-4
| 10010.0101 |
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