NON-BINARY a bit of mathematical culture: we count in a decimal system, base 10, with digits 0 to 9, in which each ten adds a unit in the upper power: every 10 units produces a ten, every 10 tens a hundred, every ten hundred a thousand, every 10 thousand, a ten thousand, every 10 hundred thousand million. 10^0=1 , 10^1=10 , 10^2=100 , 10^3=1000 , 10^6=1 million . Civilizations, while more developed, tended to have systems on larger bases, such as hexadecimal, or base 16. In this one 16 digits are required, which in computer science are represented by 0 to 9, A, B, C, D, E and F. In this 16^0=1 , 16^1=F , 16^2=FF , 16^3=FFF . F=16 in our decimal system and FF is 256 . FFF is 16x16x16=4096 in decimal. The most basic counting system, on the other hand, is the binary, which consists only of 0 and 1. the decimal number 2 (2^1) must be expressed in binary as 10, 3 as 11, 4 (2^2) as 100, 8 (2^3) as 1000, 64 (2^6) as 1. 000 . 000 . We can count on intermediate systems such as the octal where the digits 0 to 7 exist and in which the decimal 8 must be represented by 10 in base 8. The binary system is the basis of digital computation, because it requires two states only for its physical representation: on or off, up or down, magnetized or neutral, positive or negative. This allows for many alternatives to physically construct central data processing units. If we used a base 3, we would require 3 states. a ternary state could be positive, negative and neutral, for example. It becomes more difficult to find states as we must represent more logical units. Thus, all traditional computers are built with binary memories and CPUs, where the 8 decimal is stored and processed as 1000. The Sumerians and Babylonians generally used a base-60 calculation system originated by the 3 phalanges of the 4 main fingers of a hand, 12. Then, for every 12 they marked a finger of the other hand, thus reaching 60. This is why we have a base 60 time system and a 360 degree angular system. The Romans used a system. The Maya used a vigesimal numbering system with mixed roots. The Incas, Egyptians and Romans used a decimal system. NON-BINARY is, therefore, any calculation system that uses a basis other than pure zeros and ones. In extension , any behavior that must be expressed with more than two states .