Why should we weigh by the number of different digits? I.e. is there an argument...

remcob on Jan 13, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ternary circuits: R=3 is not the Optimal Radix for...

Why should we weigh by the number of different digits? I.e. is there an argument why the cost of a single digit is linearly proportional to the number of values it can hold?

To me this seems like the weak point in the argument.