Who Can Name the Bigger Number?

#1

Post by graderjs » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 1:16 AM UTC

Re: Who Can Name the Bigger Number?

#2

Post by flemhans » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 4:36 AM UTC

This took me 15 s:

9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9

#3

Post by jjmellon » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 4:59 AM UTC

The number that can only be named with too many words.

#4

Post by Ishmaeli » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 5:09 AM UTC

A(G,G)

#5

Post by tihsllub » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 5:12 AM UTC

flemhans wrote: post #2

This took me 15 s: 9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9

You win

#6

Post by psyc » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 5:26 AM UTC

But who can give the best names to big numbers? Probably Jonathan Bowers.

#7

Post by philzook » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 5:36 AM UTC

#8

Post by carl_dr » Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 7:24 AM UTC

flemhans wrote: post #2

This took me 15 s: 9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9

Read the article and take another 15s. That was one of the naive examples he gives near the start.

#9

Post by bradknowles » Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 2:18 AM UTC

Maybe "Googolplex!" ?

#10

Post by bradknowles » Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 2:36 AM UTC

bradknowles wrote: post #9

Maybe "Googolplex!" ?

Nope. Gotta use an infinite nested series of Busy Beaver functions, or something like that.