Re: 2**2**2**2**2 wrong? Bug?

En Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:30:34 -0300, Ben Finney <bignose+hates-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:

"Gabriel Genellina" <gagsl-py2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

"Which is the largest number that can be written with only 3
digits?" Some people stop at 999, others try 99**9 and 9**99, and
the winner is 9**9**9

Since exponentiation is (I think?) the highest-order function we
understand for writing *only* digits on the page, then yes, your
answer is right, if no other mathematical notation is allowed.

Since others seem to be reading "only 3 digits" as "3 digits plus
other well-defined mathematical notation", here's the best answer
given those criteria:

<URL:http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html>

Thanks, very interesting article! I like the idea of Busy Beaver numbers: so simple to express, rather comprehensible, but enormously big...

--
Gabriel Genellina

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