base 3 is a positional numeral system with three as its base. It uses 3 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 3 could be 0, 1, and 2.
base 7
base 7 is a positional numeral system with seven as its base. It uses 7 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 7 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.