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881184541 2019-01-31T23:35:18Z Nosebagbear AFD closed as keep ([[WP:XFDC|XFDcloser]])
881038689 2019-01-31T01:44:37Z RoySmith Removing link(s): [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Small number]] closed as delete ([[WP:XFDC|XFDcloser]])
881028829 2019-01-31T00:13:11Z StrayBolt /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ moving the small numbers to Small numbers article
880945803 2019-01-30T13:51:44Z AlanM1 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ Add [[Planck constant]] and [[elementary charge]]. Skip Boltzmann (right?) since it's derived from R (which is not large) and Avo. Add/improve cites.
880289400 2019-01-26T16:09:05Z StrayBolt Moved "Notations" section before usage in "Standardized system of writing very large numbers"
880273569 2019-01-26T13:34:21Z AnomieBOT Dating maintenance tags: {{Overly detailed}}
880271573 2019-01-26T13:13:29Z The Anome {{overly detailed}}
880271371 2019-01-26T13:11:03Z The Anome {{refactor}}
880271088 2019-01-26T13:07:48Z The Anome /* Examples of large numbers */ keep it simple
880271044 2019-01-26T13:07:11Z The Anome /* Examples of large numbers */ trim section a bit to remove discussion
880270979 2019-01-26T13:06:30Z The Anome /* Examples */ trimming down the examples section
880270779 2019-01-26T13:04:47Z The Anome merged 2 sections
880174078 2019-01-25T20:45:09Z StrayBolt /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ updated one, added a couple of refs
880170206 2019-01-25T20:14:17Z 7&6=thirteen /* See also */ Googol
880170054 2019-01-25T20:13:02Z 7&6=thirteen /* See also */ * [[Google]] * [[Googleplex]]
880126765 2019-01-25T14:45:04Z Northamerica1000 /* top */ fm
880048608 2019-01-25T00:34:31Z Julietdeltalima /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ syntax correction
880036181 2019-01-24T22:39:14Z Clarityfiend Nominated for deletion; see [[:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Large numbers]]. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
879774552 2019-01-23T08:56:48Z AlanM1 /* Notations */ "Essential" means necessary, while "essentially" means "basically" or "i.e.". While both might be true, I believe the latter makes more sense in this context. Removed [[Bird's array notation]] per [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bird's array notation|AfD]] discussion, which found no [[WP:RS]] for it this month.
879723229 2019-01-23T00:00:51Z 2601:400:8000:FAB1:D99B:DE36:8B81:34FA
879143315 2019-01-19T09:24:56Z Northamerica1000 /* top */ removed {{cleanup rewrite|date=March 2011}}. A dated tag that may not be applicable at this time.
879091923 2019-01-18T23:18:25Z Wcherowi Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/ClaraGD|ClaraGD]] ([[User talk:ClaraGD|talk]]): Intelligent design text; not a reliable source. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
879004416 2019-01-18T10:34:46Z ClaraGD #1Lib1Ref
878799291 2019-01-17T00:29:38Z Northamerica1000 Removing link(s) to "Bird's array notation": Article deleted per discussion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bird's array notation]]. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
875987081 2018-12-30T11:31:30Z 24.72.204.42 Changed "are" to "include" to specify that other examples exist
875822774 2018-12-29T06:48:36Z Brianriceca fix link
875065644 2018-12-23T14:48:10Z AlanM1 /* Examples */ Add ([[tetration]]) to first use of "power towers"
874797606 2018-12-21T16:00:01Z Gap9551 /* Examples */ update
874624078 2018-12-20T13:48:33Z Shellwood Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/SpringTrap07|SpringTrap07]] ([[User talk:SpringTrap07|talk]]) ([[WP:HG|HG]]) (3.4.6)
874622711 2018-12-20T13:36:13Z SpringTrap07
871574661 2018-12-02T01:06:36Z Muhammad Bukhari Noor /* Notations */
869450354 2018-11-18T18:12:52Z Favonian Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/Ninja cat 123|Ninja cat 123]] ([[User talk:Ninja cat 123|talk]]): Unsourced. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
869450200 2018-11-18T18:11:39Z Ninja cat 123 /* Examples */ adding marioplex
859928026 2018-09-17T06:05:55Z Wcherowi Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/Supercharlie20|Supercharlie20]] ([[User talk:Supercharlie20|talk]]) to last revision by ClueBot NG. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
859922537 2018-09-17T04:58:34Z Supercharlie20
857955991 2018-09-04T03:29:25Z ClueBot NG Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/Dddddddd123456789101112|Dddddddd123456789101112]] to version by Shellwood. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (3462650) (Bot)
857955983 2018-09-04T03:29:20Z Dddddddd123456789101112 aaa
855017978 2018-08-15T10:46:13Z Shellwood Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/114.85.99.96|114.85.99.96]] ([[User talk:114.85.99.96|talk]]) ([[WP:HG|HG]]) (3.4.4)
855017936 2018-08-15T10:45:43Z 114.85.99.96 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
855017903 2018-08-15T10:45:21Z 114.85.99.96 /* Astronomically large numbers */
850860443 2018-07-18T12:38:45Z PrimeHunter Undid revision 850808637 by [[Special:Contributions/96.41.199.35|96.41.199.35]] ([[User talk:96.41.199.35|talk]]). [[WP:REFBEGIN|<ref>]] is used after specific content is supports, more suited for [[Names of large numbers]] if the source is reliable
850808637 2018-07-18T03:00:06Z 96.41.199.35 Adding a source
849696743 2018-07-10T18:34:45Z PrimeHunter Undid revision 849693133 by [[Special:Contributions/99.232.239.45|99.232.239.45]] ([[User talk:99.232.239.45|talk]])
849693133 2018-07-10T18:04:54Z 99.232.239.45 Fixed typo
843516488 2018-05-29T17:14:58Z Wcherowi Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/Nnn6nnn|Nnn6nnn]] ([[User talk:Nnn6nnn|talk]]): Redirects to this page. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
843481738 2018-05-29T12:36:30Z Nnn6nnn
842968108 2018-05-25T22:37:40Z Julietdeltalima /* Notations */ punctuation corrections; deleted pedantic superfluity
842509619 2018-05-22T22:36:40Z PrimeHunter Undid revision 842508109 by [[Special:Contributions/2600:1008:B02E:40C8:3EE6:7D21:734C:2B57|2600:1008:B02E:40C8:3EE6:7D21:734C:2B57]] ([[User talk:2600:1008:B02E:40C8:3EE6:7D21:734C:2B57|talk]])
842508109 2018-05-22T22:23:59Z 2600:1008:B02E:40C8:3EE6:7D21:734C:2B57 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */I word
838538908 2018-04-27T17:10:10Z Iggy the Swan fixed [[MOS:DASH|dashes]] using a [[User:GregU/dashes.js|script]]
836693140 2018-04-16T09:17:30Z 172.88.134.103 /* Examples */ included date due to likelyhood of this changing often
836691784 2018-04-16T08:59:29Z 172.88.134.103 /* Astronomically large numbers */ removed redundant wikilink
836587162 2018-04-15T18:02:46Z Wcherowi Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/2600:1700:E4C0:F0E0:9D63:F1F8:D2F7:33BE|2600:1700:E4C0:F0E0:9D63:F1F8:D2F7:33BE]]: Lacks context; clearly not of the same type as others in the list. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
836577889 2018-04-15T17:02:48Z 2600:1700:E4C0:F0E0:9D63:F1F8:D2F7:33BE Added "one hundred" as an example of a large number in everyday use
829660872 2018-03-10T00:26:28Z ClueBot NG Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/Kanel42|Kanel42]] to version by ArtismScrub. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (3313472) (Bot)
829660854 2018-03-10T00:26:21Z Kanel42 Deleted Everything
828749981 2018-03-04T15:13:54Z ArtismScrub Four-chains are not the limit of chained arrow notation!
819107339 2018-01-07T13:40:06Z 83.227.125.5
818491198 2018-01-03T21:45:42Z PrimeHunter update largest known Mersenne prime
814962521 2017-12-11T22:39:50Z Kennethaw88 fixing date parameter
810915067 2017-11-18T08:06:38Z Arthur Rubin /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ remove large numbers with questionable sources
810914918 2017-11-18T08:04:20Z Arthur Rubin Dummy edit; not vandalism, merely an inappropriate copy of part of [[Names of large numbers]]
810914726 2017-11-18T08:01:50Z Arthur Rubin Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/SusannaPatryaHaltmann3330|SusannaPatryaHaltmann3330]] ([[User talk:SusannaPatryaHaltmann3330|talk]]): Probable vandalism . ([[WP:TW|TW]])
810884059 2017-11-18T02:13:11Z SusannaPatryaHaltmann3330
810884010 2017-11-18T02:12:39Z SusannaPatryaHaltmann3330
807221872 2017-10-26T17:44:21Z Julietdeltalima /* Notations */ punctuation/rendering corrections per [[MOS:SLASH]] and [[MOS:HYPHEN]]
807221375 2017-10-26T17:40:45Z Julietdeltalima /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ punctuation correction in subheading; "ever-faster-increasing" is a compound modifier and must be hyphenated per [[MOS:HYPHEN]] in order not to be nonsensical
807221091 2017-10-26T17:38:40Z Julietdeltalima /* Computers and computational complexity */ hyphenated compound modifier "100-gigabyte"
807220904 2017-10-26T17:37:13Z Julietdeltalima /* Astronomically large numbers */ capitalizatio correction; eliminated pedantic first-person usage
807219511 2017-10-26T17:27:30Z Julietdeltalima /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ spelled out "also known as"; capitalization correction
807108416 2017-10-25T23:26:53Z Julietdeltalima Reverted 2 edits by [[Special:Contributions/Liberty Fries|Liberty Fries]] ([[User talk:Liberty Fries|talk]]) to last revision by Beemer69. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
807100622 2017-10-25T22:15:38Z Liberty Fries
807100490 2017-10-25T22:14:22Z Liberty Fries
806953364 2017-10-25T02:46:39Z Beemer69 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/Liberty Fries|Liberty Fries]] ([[User talk:Liberty Fries|talk]]) rm. nonsense
806953275 2017-10-25T02:46:05Z Liberty Fries Added numericas bigus to astronomically large numbers
806497999 2017-10-22T12:16:28Z ClueBot NG Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/2601:5CC:C801:557:AD4C:D018:93CB:6CDD|2601:5CC:C801:557:AD4C:D018:93CB:6CDD]] to version by Gap9551. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (3163765) (Bot)
806497988 2017-10-22T12:16:21Z 2601:5CC:C801:557:AD4C:D018:93CB:6CDD Jfjd
806359457 2017-10-21T14:19:33Z Gap9551 rvt unsourced
806333972 2017-10-21T09:22:34Z 2A02:C7F:5640:B400:442B:F1D8:3DDE:D2B /* Examples */
806333893 2017-10-21T09:21:27Z 2A02:C7F:5640:B400:442B:F1D8:3DDE:D2B /* Examples */
806333766 2017-10-21T09:19:53Z 2A02:C7F:5640:B400:442B:F1D8:3DDE:D2B /* Examples */Added new large number sep-don-dillion as recently defined by Sammy Sayers
806315954 2017-10-21T05:09:59Z AnomieBOT Dating maintenance tags: {{References}}
806305249 2017-10-21T03:08:58Z 200.28.29.185 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
806144816 2017-10-20T00:27:13Z 123957a /* See also */ Graham's Number → Graham's number
803760834 2017-10-04T13:16:03Z 152.66.37.81 Fixed the equation for the googolplexian.
801784039 2017-09-21T20:51:09Z 74.76.3.56 fixed googolplexian
801783924 2017-09-21T20:50:15Z 74.76.3.56 added googleplexian
801161333 2017-09-18T01:14:48Z ClueBot NG Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/2601:5CC:C801:557:18B5:27D9:ADF8:F71E|2601:5CC:C801:557:18B5:27D9:ADF8:F71E]] to version by Lie Cleaner HK. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (3128028) (Bot)
801161321 2017-09-18T01:14:42Z 2601:5CC:C801:557:18B5:27D9:ADF8:F71E Something
796853360 2017-08-23T12:52:28Z Lie Cleaner HK period.
795348573 2017-08-13T17:32:01Z Wcherowi Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/50.96.217.78|50.96.217.78]] ([[User talk:50.96.217.78|talk]]): Trivia with no reliable secondary source. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
795271490 2017-08-13T04:17:28Z 50.96.217.78
794518286 2017-08-08T14:42:15Z ClueBot NG Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/2405:204:4382:5BE9:9422:4460:353E:E7B|2405:204:4382:5BE9:9422:4460:353E:E7B]] to version by Julietdeltalima. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (3098667) (Bot)
794518280 2017-08-08T14:42:12Z 2405:204:4382:5BE9:9422:4460:353E:E7B
794376474 2017-08-07T16:51:49Z Julietdeltalima Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/2003:E7:9BD6:52FD:D1F:BC4B:7303:3D3E|2003:E7:9BD6:52FD:D1F:BC4B:7303:3D3E]] ([[User talk:2003:E7:9BD6:52FD:D1F:BC4B:7303:3D3E|talk]]): Deleted unencyclopedic content. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
794375404 2017-08-07T16:42:13Z 2003:E7:9BD6:52FD:D1F:BC4B:7303:3D3E Added a number
792824841 2017-07-28T23:00:28Z Julietdeltalima /* Examples */ capitalization corrections
792824773 2017-07-28T22:59:52Z Julietdeltalima Reverted to revision 790712650 by [[Special:Contributions/Deacon Vorbis|Deacon Vorbis]] ([[User talk:Deacon Vorbis|talk]]): Reverting additions without [[WP:RS]] to support common usage. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
792584499 2017-07-27T11:13:09Z 101.166.160.60 /* Examples */
790712650 2017-07-15T16:06:25Z Deacon Vorbis LaTeX spacing clean up, replaced: \!</math> → </math> (4) using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
790660801 2017-07-15T06:15:53Z Galactikapedia
789276718 2017-07-06T12:52:35Z Vortex2345 Removing unexplained tag
786507844 2017-06-19T22:27:15Z CBM Manually reviewed edit to replace magic words per [[Special:PermanentLink/772743896#Future_of_magic_links|local rfc]]
786458608 2017-06-19T16:16:08Z Wcherowi Reverted 5 edits by [[Special:Contributions/77.126.67.151|77.126.67.151]] ([[User talk:77.126.67.151|talk]]) to last revision by 24.48.189.233. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
786431972 2017-06-19T12:49:47Z 77.126.67.151 /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
786431857 2017-06-19T12:48:44Z 77.126.67.151 /* Examples */
786431765 2017-06-19T12:47:48Z 77.126.67.151 /* Examples */
786431701 2017-06-19T12:46:59Z 77.126.67.151 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
786431631 2017-06-19T12:46:12Z 77.126.67.151
784180461 2017-06-06T22:35:50Z 24.48.189.233 /* Examples */ I do not think it is possible: only an impossible-to-ever-represent recipe exists
782226700 2017-05-25T17:09:58Z Julietdeltalima Reverted 3 edits by [[Special:Contributions/77.126.67.151|77.126.67.151]] ([[User talk:77.126.67.151|talk]]): [[MOS:DIGITS]]. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
781997092 2017-05-24T10:58:30Z 77.126.67.151 /* Examples */
781996927 2017-05-24T10:57:08Z 77.126.67.151 /* Examples */
781996817 2017-05-24T10:56:11Z 77.126.67.151 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
781646256 2017-05-22T13:02:41Z Tea2min Undid revision 781635467 by [[Special:Contributions/14.2.112.244|14.2.112.244]] ([[User talk:14.2.112.244|talk]])
781635467 2017-05-22T11:28:32Z 14.2.112.244 fff
778195775 2017-05-01T17:53:24Z Wcherowi Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/92.13.205.146|92.13.205.146]] ([[User talk:92.13.205.146|talk]]) to last revision by Tea2min. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
778190095 2017-05-01T17:18:42Z 92.13.205.146 Gave a warning
776007925 2017-04-18T12:13:38Z Tea2min Undid revision 776006281 by [[Special:Contributions/94.175.158.76|94.175.158.76]] ([[User talk:94.175.158.76|talk]])
776006281 2017-04-18T11:56:25Z 94.175.158.76 /* Infinite numbers */Added My New Number
774193303 2017-04-06T21:13:04Z Dhrm77 restore to before vandalism.
773929890 2017-04-05T07:53:20Z 2605:E000:141E:1A8:D452:872:B073:D846 Removed vandalism
773841665 2017-04-04T18:53:19Z 93.107.88.212
755502865 2016-12-18T12:23:46Z 22merlin /* Examples */ +1
749360022 2016-11-13T23:19:43Z The Voidwalker Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/203.62.24.220|203.62.24.220]] ([[User talk:203.62.24.220|talk]]) ([[WP:HG|HG]]) (3.1.22)
749359982 2016-11-13T23:19:33Z 203.62.24.220 /* Comparison of base values */
749359829 2016-11-13T23:18:28Z Prestonmag Reverted 5 edits by [[Special:Contributions/203.62.24.220|203.62.24.220]] ([[User talk:203.62.24.220|talk]]) to last revision by ClueBot NG. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
749359809 2016-11-13T23:18:21Z 203.62.24.220 /* Accuracy */
749359675 2016-11-13T23:17:28Z 203.62.24.220 /* Large numbers in some noncomputable sequences */
749359570 2016-11-13T23:16:44Z 203.62.24.220 /* Infinite numbers */
749359365 2016-11-13T23:15:14Z 203.62.24.220 /* Notations */
749359181 2016-11-13T23:14:00Z 203.62.24.220 /* Notations */
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749005355 2016-11-11T19:08:27Z 205.178.249.133 [[WP:AES|←]]Replaced content with ' a big number is 10000000000000'
747214342 2016-11-01T02:53:37Z Imminent77 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Eatahotdogwithaspoon|Eatahotdogwithaspoon]] ([[User talk:Eatahotdogwithaspoon|talk]]) ([[WP:HG|HG]]) (3.1.22)
747213952 2016-11-01T02:49:36Z Eatahotdogwithaspoon
740730189 2016-09-22T22:40:17Z Bgwhite borked tag using [[Project:AWB|AWB]] (12082)
740576653 2016-09-21T23:14:51Z 2601:543:4201:ADC0:8516:19C2:714E:8D9E /* See also */
737314931 2016-09-02T00:34:33Z 38.128.134.77
737314896 2016-09-02T00:34:09Z 38.128.134.77
726225253 2016-06-20T21:01:41Z Ruud Koot {{other uses|Large number (disambiguation)}}
721661251 2016-05-23T08:43:19Z 128.93.83.233 nit
721073991 2016-05-19T16:47:57Z CommonTypoHunter Typo: comma and breaking up long sentence
719864378 2016-05-12T07:22:52Z Payton M. /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ Correction: the Shannon number is 10^120, not 10^43. The last number is also from Shannon, but not the so called Shannon number (see sep. article "Shannon number").
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713453211 2016-04-04T03:54:10Z 2601:182:4200:6AA3:EC23:C52E:9524:3CA /* Infinite numbers */
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713452988 2016-04-04T03:51:57Z 2601:182:4200:6AA3:EC23:C52E:9524:3CA /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
712795437 2016-03-31T04:54:54Z 2601:184:C300:7796:75DD:11B7:6F26:6DD1 /* Examples */ Looks like that was an advertisement.
711425348 2016-03-22T20:39:39Z Wcherowi Reverted 3 edits by [[Special:Contributions/173.190.216.18|173.190.216.18]] ([[User talk:173.190.216.18|talk]]) to last revision by BigBadDuff. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
711406906 2016-03-22T18:21:33Z 173.190.216.18 /* Examples beans */
711406873 2016-03-22T18:21:17Z 173.190.216.18 /* Examples */
711406753 2016-03-22T18:20:28Z 173.190.216.18 /* Computers and computational complexity */
710895683 2016-03-19T18:16:43Z BigBadDuff Hyperlink replaced Web address to Wikipedia page
710894535 2016-03-19T18:07:00Z BigBadDuff /* Examples */Rather than ad a new section, more examples of large numbers in use can be seen in the game. It can be difficult to conceptualize very large numbers. This is not a plug for the game, but an alternate means to help a person trying to conce...
709116931 2016-03-09T06:35:22Z BG19bot Remove blank line(s) between list items per [[WP:LISTGAP]] to fix an accessibility issue for users of [[screen reader]]s. Do [[WP:GENFIXES]] and cleanup if needed. Discuss this at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Accessibility#LISTGAP]]
706168948 2016-02-21T21:45:57Z 2601:183:4000:D5BD:B054:60ED:7B6F:61E8 /* Editing */
701799820 2016-01-26T17:21:47Z 89.191.203.168 /* Examples */ reverted cannot -> can. Misread initial sentence, introduced grammatical mistake
701799623 2016-01-26T17:20:14Z 89.191.203.168 /* Examples */ corrected can -> cannot
701255063 2016-01-23T13:21:56Z 103.3.97.97 /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
701240927 2016-01-23T10:26:13Z Ryk72 Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/94.59.19.228|94.59.19.228]] ([[User talk:94.59.19.228|talk]]) to last revision by Gap9551. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
701232897 2016-01-23T08:42:12Z 94.59.19.228 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
700659286 2016-01-19T21:16:23Z Gap9551 /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ update
700658656 2016-01-19T21:12:07Z Gap9551 /* Examples */ update http://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M74207281
698969577 2016-01-09T11:38:18Z Ryk72 Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/--MULLIGANACEOUS--|--MULLIGANACEOUS--]] ([[User talk:--MULLIGANACEOUS--|talk]]): Rv; unsourced, uncommented change; likely test edit. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
698941394 2016-01-09T06:04:34Z --MULLIGANACEOUS-- /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
698280855 2016-01-05T03:33:58Z Arthur Rubin Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/Are you freaking kidding me|Are you freaking kidding me]]: "googology" is an unlikely term; MathWorld (which is known for have obscure terms) doesn't have it. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
697625698 2015-12-31T18:57:15Z Sir Cumference What are you talking about? Googology redirects here, and is an actual term.
697046543 2015-12-27T21:47:56Z Arthur Rubin Undid revision 694768275 by [[Special:Contributions/Maurice Carbonaro|Maurice Carbonaro]] ([[User talk:Maurice Carbonaro|talk]]) remove trivia. Might make sense as a power of 10, but the reference to pi is inappropriate in this article
697046397 2015-12-27T21:46:47Z Arthur Rubin Undid revision 694768447 by [[Special:Contributions/Maurice Carbonaro|Maurice Carbonaro]] ([[User talk:Maurice Carbonaro|talk]]) revert placement
697046299 2015-12-27T21:45:40Z Arthur Rubin Undid revision 694768524 by [[Special:Contributions/Maurice Carbonaro|Maurice Carbonaro]] ([[User talk:Maurice Carbonaro|talk]]) large, but only interesting as a mahtematical coincidence
697046139 2015-12-27T21:43:45Z Arthur Rubin Undid revision 697038548 by [[Special:Contributions/Are you freaking kidding me|Are you freaking kidding me]] ([[User talk:Are you freaking kidding me|talk]]) I don't think so
697038548 2015-12-27T20:36:05Z Sir Cumference
695227268 2015-12-14T17:02:10Z Wcherowi Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/Tristan Stanek|Tristan Stanek]] ([[User talk:Tristan Stanek|talk]]): Not encyclopedic. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
695226771 2015-12-14T16:58:22Z Tristan Stanek Editing for size of AU
695226459 2015-12-14T16:56:10Z Tristan Stanek I put a note that larger in those used in Astronomy, Astronomy Units make sense
694768524 2015-12-11T12:17:26Z Maurice Carbonaro /* Astronomically large numbers */deleted space
694768447 2015-12-11T12:16:31Z Maurice Carbonaro Moved backwards reference to "(...) There are about 10<sup>80</sup> atoms in the [[observable universe]] (...)"
694768275 2015-12-11T12:14:03Z Maurice Carbonaro /* Astronomically large numbers */Added "(...) and every second <math>\pi^{10\pi} </math> [[proton]]s ([[hydrogen nuclei]]) are converted into [[helium nuclei]] in the [[solar core|Sun core]] (...)"
691483825 2015-11-20T03:20:59Z Wcherowi grammar
691443501 2015-11-19T21:34:08Z Bubby33 Capitalized the first letter of the article.
691443413 2015-11-19T21:33:30Z Bubby33 Rewritten the first sentence of the article.
679241497 2015-09-03T10:08:34Z OwenX Reverted edits by [[Special:Contribs/151.66.233.192|151.66.233.192]] ([[User talk:151.66.233.192|talk]]) to last version by Arthur Rubin
679236679 2015-09-03T09:17:53Z 151.66.233.192 /* Infinite numbers */
677673610 2015-08-24T20:30:13Z Arthur Rubin A large number, in context, but the same sort of large numbers used in this article
677648383 2015-08-24T17:14:22Z OwenX Undid revision 677497131 by [[Special:Contributions/The Watchtower|The Watchtower]] ([[User talk:The Watchtower|talk]]) the vandalism by 82.74.60.39 was already reverted; check the history
677497131 2015-08-23T17:55:47Z The Watchtower /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ Remove vandalism by 82.74.60.39
676328148 2015-08-16T07:56:10Z OutstandingMind removed vandalism, someone said "6 gorillion" jews died in the holocaust instead of "6 million"
676318099 2015-08-16T05:46:56Z 82.74.60.39 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
676318068 2015-08-16T05:46:30Z 82.74.60.39 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
674576996 2015-08-04T20:33:17Z Bubby33 Bubby33 moved page [[Googology]] to [[Large numbers]] over redirect: revert
674576591 2015-08-04T20:30:26Z Bubby33 Bubby33 moved page [[Large numbers]] to [[Googology]]: Googology is the study if large numbers. You wouldn't want to name biology animals
673974372 2015-07-31T19:08:58Z Dirtvin Added a number
670650348 2015-07-09T08:50:22Z Arthur Rubin /* Examples */ I guess not hperoperations. Sorry
670650259 2015-07-09T08:49:15Z Arthur Rubin /* Examples */ remove a meaningless example; adjust text on [[Graham's number]]
670649997 2015-07-09T08:46:19Z Arthur Rubin /* Examples */ 2^n isn't prime
670649934 2015-07-09T08:45:48Z Arthur Rubin /* Examples */ remove damaging text
670649887 2015-07-09T08:45:07Z Arthur Rubin /* Examples */ remove some inappropriate or rarely used numbers
670254447 2015-07-06T20:56:41Z 70.194.32.3 /* See also */ alpha sort
670250232 2015-07-06T20:25:30Z Ixfd64 /* Examples */ rm less notable
670249784 2015-07-06T20:24:00Z Ixfd64 /* Examples */ a lot of those seem to be neologisms
670077627 2015-07-05T17:50:10Z CumbleSpuzz Expanded the list of examples
670042833 2015-07-05T12:11:29Z CumbleSpuzz
669975621 2015-07-04T22:57:45Z CumbleSpuzz
669975473 2015-07-04T22:56:16Z CumbleSpuzz Added some more numbers to the examples list.
669932357 2015-07-04T15:59:11Z Qwertyus /* Examples */ {{cn}}
669910659 2015-07-04T12:27:33Z CumbleSpuzz
669909100 2015-07-04T12:09:36Z CumbleSpuzz
669909049 2015-07-04T12:08:54Z CumbleSpuzz
669859632 2015-07-04T01:42:19Z CumbleSpuzz
668005027 2015-06-21T22:29:33Z 76.120.162.73 change link
665820537 2015-06-06T23:42:40Z 5.71.219.40 /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
665820452 2015-06-06T23:41:26Z 5.71.219.40 /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
654001360 2015-03-29T07:00:51Z 132.147.55.207 It's silly to list this as '=' and then not give anything it's equal to.
653641232 2015-03-26T18:49:52Z Widr Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/2601:7:8980:9A8:DC14:B7C:9A05:39EC|2601:7:8980:9A8:DC14:B7C:9A05:39EC]] using [[WP:STiki|STiki]]
653632322 2015-03-26T17:39:39Z 2601:7:8980:9A8:DC14:B7C:9A05:39EC /* Comparison of base values */
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653341633 2015-03-24T18:25:07Z 47.19.111.248
652726437 2015-03-20T12:36:02Z 108.66.233.237 /* Examples */
649313169 2015-03-01T01:51:16Z Rich Farmbrough /* See also */
649310470 2015-03-01T01:25:40Z Rich Farmbrough /* Infinite numbers */
649309869 2015-03-01T01:19:38Z Rich Farmbrough /* Comparison of base values */
649309743 2015-03-01T01:18:26Z Rich Farmbrough /* Comparison of base values */
649309721 2015-03-01T01:18:05Z Rich Farmbrough /* Comparison of base values */
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649282332 2015-02-28T21:23:43Z 67.175.96.5 [[WP:AES|←]]Replaced content with 'Hello I am Jacob i'm sorry I have accedently deleted Wikipedia  :('
642366019 2015-01-13T21:51:53Z Bilorv /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ rmv redundant equals sign
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636412781 2014-12-03T03:46:04Z Bob.v.R /* Computers and computational complexity */ more exact
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631107348 2014-10-25T21:48:18Z Diblidabliduu missing space
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622490373 2014-08-23T17:00:20Z Chris the speller /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */replaced: faster growing → faster-growing using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
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614837292 2014-06-29T03:16:16Z Fkodama
614836669 2014-06-29T03:07:29Z Fkodama
614836632 2014-06-29T03:06:58Z Fkodama
613015631 2014-06-15T14:17:10Z 179.181.189.75 /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
612949447 2014-06-14T23:50:26Z 179.181.189.75 /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
612396077 2014-06-10T19:17:25Z 201.88.200.186 /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
612233858 2014-06-09T16:30:53Z 77.101.22.166 /* Examples */
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606186058 2014-04-28T14:47:34Z Daniel rv back further
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606160113 2014-04-28T10:36:50Z 128.101.39.37 /* See also */
605460747 2014-04-23T14:37:42Z Wjxb /* Examples */
605459162 2014-04-23T14:26:32Z Wjxb /* Astronomically large numbers */
603431340 2014-04-09T10:50:10Z Maurice Carbonaro /* Large numbers in the everyday world */Added * The lower bound on the game-tree complexity of chess a.k.a. the "[[Shannon number]]"(estimated at around 10<sup>43</sup>)
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585506260 2013-12-10T23:05:11Z Alcazar84 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
585506171 2013-12-10T23:04:20Z Alcazar84
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583773490 2013-11-29T10:51:29Z 92.43.70.209
582597306 2013-11-20T23:21:58Z Dennovin Associated reference has no mention of the word "kurgol" and I can't find any other source that does either.
578895819 2013-10-27T01:12:43Z 2q2q /* Examples */
578255568 2013-10-22T12:52:12Z TimeHorse /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
578091576 2013-10-21T09:48:44Z Nousiainen.VeliPekka /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ 2.0 \times 10^{19,729} <= {19,728}
577319287 2013-10-15T18:41:57Z Andy Dingley Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/77.102.213.79|77.102.213.79]] ([[User talk:77.102.213.79|talk]]) to last revision by Juro2351. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
577316839 2013-10-15T18:22:09Z 77.102.213.79 /* Examples */
575215872 2013-09-30T23:50:24Z Juro2351 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/98.22.172.69|98.22.172.69]] to last version by Excirial
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572662402 2013-09-12T19:35:25Z Excirial Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/192.246.234.251|192.246.234.251]] ([[User talk:192.246.234.251|talk]]) to last revision by 66.109.99.16 ([[WP:HG|HG]])
572662383 2013-09-12T19:35:16Z 192.246.234.251 I found it surprising that you had not included cats, such a central component of our understanding of large numbers. *CATS* thank u
570438035 2013-08-27T19:41:19Z 66.109.99.16 /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ [[broken internal link]]
569194523 2013-08-19T09:11:50Z Rueful Rabbit /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ Changed order
569194343 2013-08-19T09:09:51Z Rueful Rabbit /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ Updated largest known Mersenne prime number
569170862 2013-08-19T04:09:45Z 174.112.75.98 what is a kurgol?
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567138556 2013-08-04T17:49:44Z Snori !/* Computers and computational complexity */ actually, most of the rest of this needs to be trimmed out too
567083435 2013-08-04T07:23:55Z 66.109.99.16 /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ put them in order, added number of atoms estimate
566851054 2013-08-02T13:01:14Z Jetstreamer /* Large numbers in the everyday world{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} */ The article is already tagged as needing more sources at the top
565482933 2013-07-23T14:32:47Z 192.35.35.34 Fixed reference
565352171 2013-07-22T16:52:36Z 192.31.106.35
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561090330 2013-06-22T17:38:15Z 94.59.201.72 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
558980513 2013-06-09T00:04:32Z Nyttend /* Astronomically large numbers */ Antecedent wasn't clear
552374266 2013-04-27T04:26:14Z Jimw338 /* Examples */ dewikification
552373767 2013-04-27T04:21:23Z Jimw338 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ unwikified second "mole" (unless we're talking about the rodent..)
548420429 2013-04-03T02:18:29Z Jimw338 /* Accuracy for very large numbers */
548366267 2013-04-02T19:11:14Z Mathwhiz 29 /* Astronomically large numbers */ citation
548272812 2013-04-02T05:42:30Z 24.121.234.205 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ cute, but not professional
548243591 2013-04-02T01:09:31Z 98.209.20.135 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
548243425 2013-04-02T01:08:19Z 98.209.20.135 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
547363263 2013-03-28T01:24:52Z Yiosie2356 /* Computers and computational complexity */ Updated age of universe to 13.8 bya per [[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck]] results
547362993 2013-03-28T01:22:24Z Yiosie2356 /* Astronomically large numbers */ Updated age of universe to 13.8 bya per [[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck]] results
545619352 2013-03-20T06:45:19Z 108.78.169.218 /* Computers and computational complexity */ grammar fix
545619284 2013-03-20T06:44:50Z 108.78.169.218 /* Computers and computational complexity */
544147748 2013-03-14T17:40:01Z Gilliam /* Infinite numbers */
543134443 2013-03-10T02:47:08Z 24.9.167.26
543133969 2013-03-10T02:43:19Z 24.9.167.26
540523584 2013-02-26T06:44:18Z Addbot [[User:Addbot|Bot:]] Migrating 14 interwiki links, now provided by [[Wikipedia:Wikidata|Wikidata]] on [[d:q1816844]] ([[User talk:Addbot|Report Errors]])
540006417 2013-02-24T04:13:42Z 64.134.228.15 /* Astronomically large numbers */ this really is spelled correctly
538344510 2013-02-15T03:32:23Z 64.78.84.210 /* Astronomically large numbers */
537501018 2013-02-10T06:14:54Z AnomieBOT Dating maintenance tags: {{Citeneeded}} {{Proveit}} {{Examples}} {{Weasel-inline}} {{Vague}} {{Whom}} {{Quantify}} {{Cn}} {{Bywhom}}
537499206 2013-02-10T05:54:15Z 64.134.228.15 /* Computers and computational complexity */ currently simulated in [[real time]] to [[Planck length|effectively infinite]] precision.
537498125 2013-02-10T05:41:24Z 64.134.228.15 /* Computers and computational complexity */ prove it.
535582242 2013-01-29T21:53:29Z 140.103.38.227
535582195 2013-01-29T21:53:14Z 140.103.38.227
534882985 2013-01-25T20:28:11Z Mikus /* Examples */ Very few people actually say "ten thousand million". Also, ten thousand million is the same thing in both long and short scale.
534402426 2013-01-22T23:32:34Z OwenX rvv
534386068 2013-01-22T21:33:58Z 92.13.238.139
534385315 2013-01-22T21:29:11Z JacktheWhizKid
534049122 2013-01-20T20:16:25Z Ixfd64 /* Astronomically large numbers */ mention Friedman's work
534048891 2013-01-20T20:14:24Z Ixfd64 /* Large numbers in some noncomputable sequences */ on second thought, Friedman's functions are not uncomputable
531163231 2013-01-03T22:37:40Z Andy Dingley Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/92.235.194.132|92.235.194.132]] ([[User talk:92.235.194.132|talk]]) identified as [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] to last revision by Martarius. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
531160300 2013-01-03T22:19:35Z 92.235.194.132
529849864 2012-12-26T17:08:21Z Martarius -us
520374474 2012-10-29T04:13:21Z Sligocki /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ peta is a prefix, not a word.
519349506 2012-10-23T08:03:44Z LakeHolVaMgr /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */
514100781 2012-09-23T01:33:40Z Googol30 Removing extra (and unclosed) interlanguage link
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510025770 2012-08-30T23:42:36Z Ptbotgourou r2.7.2) (Robot: Adding [[zh:大数 (数学)]]
509045415 2012-08-25T06:27:08Z 60.226.80.132 /* Notes and references */
508703184 2012-08-22T23:53:14Z R'n'B Fix [[WP:DPL|links]] to [[WP:D|disambiguation]] page [[Infinite]]
506931453 2012-08-11T19:47:14Z 50.0.101.103 That edit requires some evidence, link, cite, or something, I think...
506731122 2012-08-10T14:30:54Z BoerAkos spelling correction
506691273 2012-08-10T07:52:37Z 92.30.146.14
502673946 2012-07-16T19:46:07Z Maurice Carbonaro /* See also */Added * [[Myriad#Sinosphere|Myriads (10,000) in Sinosphere]].
500641318 2012-07-04T12:25:18Z ChalkboardCowboy /* Examples of numbers in numerical order */ Removed BOX_M (WP:SPS, see Talk)
499593975 2012-06-27T12:23:46Z 130.83.36.104 /* Examples */ DO NOT use \mbox{}, but use \text{} instead. \mbox{} does not scale its argument correctly, e. g. in 10^{\text{googol}} which I corrected.
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379712115 2010-08-19T03:56:56Z Sligocki /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Exhaust Conway notation
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379705831 2010-08-19T03:07:45Z Sligocki /* See also */ Cleanup
379705113 2010-08-19T03:02:11Z Sligocki /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ We haven't defined enough to talk about epsilon_0
379704935 2010-08-19T03:00:38Z Sligocki /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Rather than define some new fast-growing-like sequence, let's just define the fast-growing hierarchy
379702548 2010-08-19T02:42:35Z Sligocki /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Actually this statement is just wrong. I have moved it to the talk page, feel free to put it back if you can fix it
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318628975 2009-10-08T09:31:33Z Patrick <ref>An alternative for the notation 10^^[email protected] is <math>\exp_{10}^{183}(3.12e6)</math> (iterated exponential notation). See also [[Tetration#Notation|notations for iterated exponentials]].</ref>
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271353183 2009-02-17T15:28:35Z Tim Starling revert previous addition, bigU does not appear to dwarf the noncomputable sequences, maybe you mean chained arrows?
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264575052 2009-01-17T00:27:50Z OwenX [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 264552907 by [[Special:Contributions/82.170.37.251|82.170.37.251]]; wrong. 10^12 bits is only 120 GB.
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264200454 2009-01-15T05:22:56Z 67.119.195.43 /* Computers and computational complexity */ attacking the encryption is only one way to break SSL. colliding cert hashes is another; even without the MD5 break, SHA-1 is only good for 2^80 ops
262816973 2009-01-08T20:17:41Z OwenX Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/90.149.128.87|90.149.128.87]] ([[User talk:90.149.128.87|talk]]) to last version by 190.155.162.242
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225811527 2008-07-15T14:51:47Z OwenX [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225785361 by [[Special:Contributions/90.240.232.198|90.240.232.198]] ([[User talk:90.240.232.198|talk]]) Wrong. 1TB disks were very rare in 2006, and still are.
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207953379 2008-04-24T20:50:30Z OwenX rv. 10^12 bits _is_ 125GBytes. Check your math before you rush to "correct". 1TB disks are not yet commonplace as of 2008 either.
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207923869 2008-04-24T18:47:29Z 81.68.116.246 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ huge miscalculation fixed: 10 ot the 12th power is not 125GB but TB
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188885166 2008-02-03T21:26:09Z Purpleman4 /* Examples */ It said "FUCK THE WORLD" at the end. I deleted it.
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146903441 2007-07-25T02:30:53Z 65.38.9.206 Million vs. Billion: Long and short scales
146551588 2007-07-23T16:01:28Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
146500266 2007-07-23T10:17:24Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ *<math>f_{\omega}(n)>f_{3}(n)</math> for ''n'' = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, .., but we have "=" for ''n'' = 2.
146499140 2007-07-23T10:08:52Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Note that while <math>f_{a}(n)</math> is a faster increasing function of ''n'' for a larger ''a'', the value for a fixed ''n'' is not alw
145611786 2007-07-19T06:13:46Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
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145177004 2007-07-17T07:21:07Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
145176817 2007-07-17T07:19:11Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ avoid "index" of a sequence to avoid confusion with index within sequence
145176333 2007-07-17T07:14:30Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
145174749 2007-07-17T06:59:46Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
145172511 2007-07-17T06:40:25Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ thus we get a set of sequences, well-ordered by the procedure of construction, with order type ε<sub>0</sub>.
145170687 2007-07-17T06:25:15Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
145170323 2007-07-17T06:22:21Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ In a similar way this can be continued for all order types less than ε<sub>0</sub> ([[epsilon nought]]). For example, the sequence with o
145007487 2007-07-16T14:47:16Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ order type
144975300 2007-07-16T10:51:29Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */*(10→''n''→''k'')
144975029 2007-07-16T10:48:52Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
144974782 2007-07-16T10:46:53Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Each sequence in this whole process can be identified by its ordinal number in the process:
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143979429 2007-07-11T15:28:46Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
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143963263 2007-07-11T13:49:14Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
143961913 2007-07-11T13:40:26Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ (another number instead of 10 could also be used; it has to be more than 1, and if <math>f_1(1)=2 it has to be more than 2</math>).
143952704 2007-07-11T12:37:00Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Even the value <math>f_2(2)</math> for this sequence is already a Conway chain of length 10 billion plus one.
143951986 2007-07-11T12:31:45Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ rm chain (10) as first element of sequence of chains, seems natural at first sight, but starting with sequence (n) would not work
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143941419 2007-07-11T11:00:26Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ Thus we have the somewhat counterintuitive result that a number ''x'' can so large that, in a way, ''x'' and 10<sup>x</sup> are "almost equal".
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143920098 2007-07-11T07:56:35Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
143869420 2007-07-11T01:39:48Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
143868849 2007-07-11T01:35:56Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
143868451 2007-07-11T01:33:21Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
143868127 2007-07-11T01:31:11Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */
143866216 2007-07-11T01:15:49Z Patrick /* Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences */ Together this is a process of creating a new sequence from a given one. This can also be repeated, and again we can select from the "matr
143861633 2007-07-11T00:45:15Z Patrick ==Systematically creating ever faster increasing sequences==
143722158 2007-07-10T13:22:47Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143719963 2007-07-10T13:09:48Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143718245 2007-07-10T12:59:52Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143712792 2007-07-10T12:22:15Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143711650 2007-07-10T12:12:26Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143710556 2007-07-10T12:04:21Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143710150 2007-07-10T12:00:53Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143707768 2007-07-10T11:41:46Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143703410 2007-07-10T11:05:38Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143696133 2007-07-10T10:05:38Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143695760 2007-07-10T10:01:57Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143694629 2007-07-10T09:51:07Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143693981 2007-07-10T09:45:34Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143690440 2007-07-10T09:14:32Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143689766 2007-07-10T09:08:24Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143687867 2007-07-10T08:50:04Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143686540 2007-07-10T08:37:16Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ <math> G < 3\rightarrow 3\rightarrow 65\rightarrow 2 <10 \to 10 \to 65\to 2=f^{65}(1)</math>, but also <math> G < f^{64}(4)<f^{65}(1)</math>.
143684495 2007-07-10T08:17:57Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ For example, <math>10 \to 10 \to 3\to 2 = 10 \uparrow ^{10 \uparrow ^{10^{10}} 10} 10 \!</math>
143490359 2007-07-09T13:12:41Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ misc
143472059 2007-07-09T10:37:30Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ For a number too large to write down in the Conway chained arrow notation we can describe how large it is by the length of that chain, for examp
143470179 2007-07-09T10:19:50Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143469829 2007-07-09T10:16:16Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ some comparisons now included
143468560 2007-07-09T10:04:51Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143466992 2007-07-09T09:50:42Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143442895 2007-07-09T06:03:30Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ Using ''k''=2 for the ''f'' above, ''k''=3 for ''g'', etc., we have 10→10→''m''→''k'' = <math>f_k^m(1)</math>.
143441815 2007-07-09T05:53:31Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ We have 10→10→''m''→3 = ''g''<sup>''m''</sup>(1).
143440988 2007-07-09T05:46:24Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ n=1
143438286 2007-07-09T05:23:20Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ Comparing with [[Conway chained arrow notation]], we have 10→10→''n''→2 = ''f''<sup>''n''(1).
143375194 2007-07-08T22:20:08Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143374294 2007-07-08T22:15:04Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143372242 2007-07-08T22:02:29Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143285744 2007-07-08T12:41:18Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143285390 2007-07-08T12:37:04Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143284398 2007-07-08T12:27:03Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143283249 2007-07-08T12:15:34Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */ It also illustrates representations of numbers, and the arithmetic.
143282276 2007-07-08T12:06:14Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143279619 2007-07-08T11:41:19Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143278939 2007-07-08T11:33:58Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143277966 2007-07-08T11:24:23Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143277472 2007-07-08T11:19:11Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143277158 2007-07-08T11:16:07Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143276761 2007-07-08T11:12:04Z Patrick /* Comparison of base values */
143275722 2007-07-08T11:01:24Z Patrick ==Comparison of base values==
143273368 2007-07-08T10:37:51Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */ "approximately"
143269895 2007-07-08T10:07:40Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */ rvv http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Large_numbers&diff=114133481&oldid=112362998
143268739 2007-07-08T09:57:23Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ [[Conway chained arrow notation]],
143266292 2007-07-08T09:33:31Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143265818 2007-07-08T09:28:11Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143254899 2007-07-08T07:39:28Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143254627 2007-07-08T07:36:34Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ When ''k'' is too large to be given exactly the expression reduces to <math>{f_k}(10)</math> with an approximate ''k'', etc.
143253949 2007-07-08T07:29:07Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143252212 2007-07-08T07:12:09Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143250756 2007-07-08T06:58:35Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143249846 2007-07-08T06:49:35Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ If ''m'' in <math>f^m(n)</math> is too large to give exactly we can use a fixed ''n'', e.g. ''n'' = 10, and apply the above recursively to ''m''
143248801 2007-07-08T06:39:21Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ Compare the definition of [[Graham's number]]: it uses 3s instead of 10s and has 64 arrow levels and the number 4 at the top; thus it is smaller
143247946 2007-07-08T06:32:07Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143244533 2007-07-08T06:02:22Z Patrick /* Examples */ \times
143225525 2007-07-08T03:43:44Z Ernest lk lam turned * into .
143099456 2007-07-07T14:19:45Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ however, that would require a separate notation for <math>(10 \uparrow^n)^{k_n}</math>.
143098730 2007-07-07T14:13:42Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143098621 2007-07-07T14:12:53Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ [[hyper operator]] notation
143094591 2007-07-07T13:38:41Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ Compare the definition of [[Graham's number]], using 3s instead of 10s: it has 64 of such levels.
143090539 2007-07-07T13:05:22Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143087910 2007-07-07T12:44:21Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ Whenever a <math>{k_n}</math> is too large to be given exactly, the value of <math>{k_{n+1}}</math> is increased by 1 and everything to the righ
143086102 2007-07-07T12:29:00Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
143085432 2007-07-07T12:22:50Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ We can proceed with operators with higher numbers of arrows, written <math>\uparrow^n</math>, writing a number with a sequence of powers of <mat
143083757 2007-07-07T12:06:00Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ If the right-hand argument of the triple arrow operator is large the above applies to it, so we have e.g. <math>10\uparrow\uparrow\uparrow(10\up
143082503 2007-07-07T11:52:37Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ If the exponent of <math>(10\uparrow \uparrow)</math> is not exactly given then, again, giving a value at the right does not make sense, and we
143080623 2007-07-07T11:32:47Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ if the exponent of <math>(10\uparrow)</math> is not exactly given then giving a value at the right does not make sense, and we can, instead of u
143077999 2007-07-07T11:04:03Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ (10\uparrow\uparrow)^{2} (10\uparrow)^{497}(9.73\times 10^{32})
143067304 2007-07-07T09:12:39Z Patrick /* Accuracy */ "relatively small"
143054256 2007-07-07T06:55:52Z Patrick /* See also */ rm red link to [[Hyper-logarithm]]
142986029 2007-07-06T22:17:02Z Giftlite /* See also */ partition list
142985747 2007-07-06T22:15:18Z Patrick /* Practical Examples */
142351041 2007-07-04T00:13:45Z OwenX /* Large numbers in some noncomputable sequences */ ref. OEIS
141979556 2007-07-02T10:03:34Z Aeons ref section
138915007 2007-06-18T05:15:56Z D14C050 /* Accuracy for very large numbers */ Removed excess newline.
137470609 2007-06-11T15:44:58Z Pwjb /* Computers and computational complexity */
136747745 2007-06-08T02:42:34Z Viridian Reverted 2 edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.171.220.157|76.171.220.157]] identified as [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] to last revision by [[User:Kingal86|Kingal86]]. using [[WP:TWINKLE|TW]]
136747683 2007-06-08T02:42:13Z 76.171.220.157
136747174 2007-06-08T02:38:53Z 76.171.220.157
133288800 2007-05-24T23:26:07Z Kingal86 /* Practical Examples */
132183255 2007-05-20T09:14:48Z Steinninn /* See also */
125696120 2007-04-25T01:50:40Z Apoc2400 /* Astronomically large numbers */ There are about 10<sup>80</sup> atoms in the [[observable universe]].
122273075 2007-04-12T17:54:58Z Oliepedia corrected 10^10 as 10-billion, not "Google"
119492280 2007-04-01T14:50:07Z Rey Paco /* Practical Examples */ spelling
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118468951 2007-03-28T07:59:24Z 219.78.46.50
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116564189 2007-03-20T17:09:55Z 209.80.152.178
114133481 2007-03-10T20:41:30Z 12.207.208.131 /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */
112362998 2007-03-03T17:45:07Z 142.167.238.230 /* Practical Examples */
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111264006 2007-02-27T04:54:28Z Deamonman
111015802 2007-02-26T05:45:44Z Mytg8 /* Astronomically large numbers */
110957991 2007-02-26T00:45:57Z 100110100 /* Infinite numbers */
110957743 2007-02-26T00:44:48Z 100110100 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
110956069 2007-02-26T00:37:15Z 198.166.241.14 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
109541943 2007-02-20T12:34:02Z Liron00 /* Large numbers in some noncomputable sequences */
105324748 2007-02-03T13:10:44Z Ruud Koot Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Mytg8|Mytg8]] ([[User talk:Mytg8|talk]]) to last version by R. Koot
105266743 2007-02-03T04:43:44Z Mytg8 consistency w/ rest of article
105216772 2007-02-02T23:52:09Z Ruud Koot billion is ambiguous
105206580 2007-02-02T23:02:40Z Ynhockey /* Astronomically large numbers */ 80 thousand million?
103516004 2007-01-27T01:52:26Z R.e.s. Corrected title (was"Uncomputably large numbers") -- Every natural number is computable; it's the _sequence_ that might not be computable
103494235 2007-01-26T23:44:41Z GEWilker /* Uncomputably large numbers */
103358848 2007-01-26T11:49:58Z CharlieUS /* Practical Examples */
103206383 2007-01-25T19:42:16Z Lunkwill /* Practical Examples */
103206217 2007-01-25T19:41:37Z Lunkwill restore "big numbers and computers" section and edit for tone; this section addresses common misconceptions about computers, and needs to be in wp
103002497 2007-01-24T22:18:45Z 130.230.4.13 V'ənen Taut
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100403179 2007-01-13T07:43:40Z 18.248.6.96 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
94415828 2006-12-15T01:27:32Z 71.126.132.43 slight tone change
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92314263 2006-12-05T21:59:03Z 80.200.220.174 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
90670672 2006-11-28T15:20:05Z OwenX /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */ fix approximation/equal
90608857 2006-11-28T06:08:21Z 75.4.65.188 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
90608680 2006-11-28T06:07:00Z 75.4.65.188 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */ i hope the example is clearer now
90608070 2006-11-28T06:02:25Z 75.4.65.188 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
89656090 2006-11-23T14:54:39Z Tregoweth /* External links */ cleaning out ext links ([[WP:EL|Wikipedia is not a link repository]])
89552962 2006-11-23T00:09:19Z The Anome /* "Astronomically large" numbers */ some examples, taken from [[observable universe]], with a bit of unit conversion
89551792 2006-11-23T00:02:39Z Dbfirs /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
89542067 2006-11-22T23:04:17Z Dbfirs /* Accuracy for very large numbers */
89535312 2006-11-22T22:25:07Z Supuhstar /* Examples */
89534834 2006-11-22T22:22:18Z Supuhstar /* Examples */
88374309 2006-11-17T06:19:11Z 75.4.107.1 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
88374079 2006-11-17T06:17:13Z 75.4.107.1 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
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87401569 2006-11-12T21:13:13Z 142.68.109.69
86713540 2006-11-09T14:11:07Z OwenX I may be biased, but my version is clearer, more concise, and more accurate.
86661802 2006-11-09T06:05:38Z 75.4.55.173 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
86661472 2006-11-09T06:02:42Z 75.4.55.173 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
85508070 2006-11-03T17:52:21Z OwenX original version more standard
85506422 2006-11-03T17:43:05Z Verytguy /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
85506179 2006-11-03T17:41:56Z Verytguy
85506030 2006-11-03T17:41:04Z User24 Revert to revision 84319396 dated 2006-10-28 23:04:13 by GusGus using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]]
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85505856 2006-11-03T17:40:07Z Verytguy
85505786 2006-11-03T17:39:42Z Verytguy
84319396 2006-10-28T23:04:13Z Gus Polly /* Examples */
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81345589 2006-10-14T04:14:28Z R.e.s. /* Uncomputably large numbers */ misleading heading
81157358 2006-10-13T05:25:37Z Ixfd64 another example
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81038351 2006-10-12T16:54:53Z 86.145.186.205 /* Even larger numbers */
78446061 2006-09-29T04:59:34Z Steevm /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ grammar
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74931746 2006-09-10T17:19:20Z Jahiegel italicizing
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53659392 2006-05-17T09:58:04Z JRSpriggs /* Infinite numbers */ fix pointer to totally indescribable cardinals
53646350 2006-05-17T07:06:24Z Hyperbole /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ s/i.e./e.g.
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47955039 2006-04-11T13:59:09Z 18.95.1.23 /* Examples */ * -> \times
47954939 2006-04-11T13:58:20Z 18.95.1.23 /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
47954870 2006-04-11T13:57:40Z 18.95.1.23 /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
47954766 2006-04-11T13:57:08Z 18.95.1.23 /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ * -> times
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44976495 2006-03-22T18:18:38Z 131.109.14.2
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44550883 2006-03-19T20:53:42Z Noe /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ added atoms in 12 g of C-12 (more directly "everyday real world" than Avogadro's #)
42207662 2006-03-04T16:09:22Z Salix alba /* Notations */ Jonathan Bowers array notation
41182686 2006-02-25T16:37:31Z Eskimbot robot Adding: fr
40949920 2006-02-24T01:49:34Z 69.138.180.90 /* Examples */
40860840 2006-02-23T14:09:21Z Salix alba fixed tex for blahtex compatability
40180542 2006-02-18T20:02:46Z Ixfd64 rm link to afd'd article
39883916 2006-02-16T15:25:50Z Ruud Koot /* See also */ rm neologism
39812376 2006-02-16T00:56:07Z Rbonvall es link corrected
39811899 2006-02-16T00:52:19Z Rbonvall es link
36050443 2006-01-21T04:43:13Z Kar-ma changed computers double in speed about every 24 months to 18 months
35409294 2006-01-16T15:41:37Z Michael Shields /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ 125 GB = 1 Tb = about 10^12 bits for the average consumer
33904196 2006-01-04T23:44:25Z OwenX Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/72.45.23.74|72.45.23.74]] ([[User talk:72.45.23.74|talk]]) to last version by Peak
33892084 2006-01-04T21:58:26Z 72.45.23.74 /* Computers and computational complexity */
33557895 2006-01-02T04:34:57Z Peak fix grammar of last edit
33470888 2006-01-01T11:26:03Z Tothebarricades.tk attempt at a better first sentence? but it still feels circular... (as in, "large numbers are numbers that are large")
33341427 2005-12-31T04:47:34Z Tlogmer /* See also */
31063469 2005-12-12T16:37:56Z David Haslam /* External links */ Excell addins link
30973095 2005-12-11T22:13:26Z Nikola Smolenski /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */ AFAIK, Wikipedia manual of style prescribes use of commas to separate thousands
30965419 2005-12-11T21:03:41Z 81.178.131.154 Different "cultures" may have Traditionally stated a million as 1.000.000 or 1'000'000 or 1,000,000 but the World Standard is now 1 000 000.
30785187 2005-12-10T03:05:26Z Peak rv: this article is not about ISO 31; this is the English language Wikipedia
30719431 2005-12-09T15:41:41Z 81.76.101.206 ISO 31 -- commas NOT valid as Thousands Separator.
30461160 2005-12-07T12:28:01Z Lunkwill rvv
30458077 2005-12-07T11:23:04Z 212.248.172.67 /* See also */
30235576 2005-12-05T17:00:03Z OwenX /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */ correct for higher exponents
29426784 2005-11-27T23:46:34Z Peak /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */ large vs small is correct; great vs lesser is ungrammatical
29423714 2005-11-27T23:15:30Z Lunkwill Er, can someone explain on Talk who uses "great" and "lesser" over "large" and "small"?
29423204 2005-11-27T23:09:56Z Lunkwill moved [[Great numbers]] to [[Large numbers]]
29421960 2005-11-27T22:56:42Z Ashre ashre /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
29421846 2005-11-27T22:55:34Z Ashre ashre /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
29421718 2005-11-27T22:54:31Z Ashre ashre moved [[Large numbers]] to [[Great numbers]]
29087476 2005-11-23T22:02:02Z Lunkwill rvv
29086106 2005-11-23T21:38:21Z 65.204.188.73 /* "Astronomically large" numbers */
29086073 2005-11-23T21:37:52Z 65.204.188.73 /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
29085900 2005-11-23T21:35:46Z 65.204.188.73 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
28627727 2005-11-17T23:26:34Z Lunkwill rv again
28624392 2005-11-17T22:36:32Z 65.204.188.73 /* Uncomputably large numbers */
28616141 2005-11-17T20:28:12Z OwenX rm irrelevant para. this article is for actual numbers
28610815 2005-11-17T19:07:04Z 65.204.188.73 /* Large numbers in the everyday world */
26811066 2005-10-29T18:54:49Z 64.66.192.61 /* Computers and computational complexity */
26642032 2005-10-27T19:41:03Z BenRG /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ Removed atoms-in-the-universe entirely since it's duplicated later on the page
26641889 2005-10-27T19:39:05Z BenRG /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ visible universe
26522753 2005-10-26T12:05:52Z 80.137.101.26 Added 10^80: Number of atoms in the universe
24954010 2005-10-07T06:03:25Z KocjoBot~enwiki robot Adding: da
23369038 2005-09-16T23:41:43Z 81.178.232.49 "...and 1.0 × 10−9 means one billionth, or 0.000 000 000 1" ----> NOT CORRECT ----> It is actually 0.000 000 001. Proof: ten is 10 and one-tenth is 0.1.... follow it through.
23304557 2005-09-15T21:08:56Z 81.178.147.249 See TALK in Very_large_numbers : Usage of Commas
22202702 2005-08-30T21:35:04Z Zaf /* Examples */ added link explaining term
21348069 2005-08-19T07:19:24Z Daverocks /* Examples */
19773032 2005-07-28T09:20:35Z 193.190.11.97 /* External links */ [[nl:Grote_getallen]]
18029023 2005-07-02T20:22:37Z Revolver you do _not_ "divide the exponent of 2 by 3", this gives 2^10 equal to about 2150, way off...
17817651 2005-06-29T08:35:15Z Patrick /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
17817638 2005-06-29T08:34:27Z Patrick /* A rule of thumb for converting between scientific notation and powers of two */
17814388 2005-06-29T06:44:46Z Lunkwill Computability is more about things which even have algorithms, as I understand it
17814361 2005-06-29T06:43:24Z Lunkwill /* converting between scientific notation and powers of two */ This is getting a little out of hand -- I originally just wanted a sidelight for the computers section
16072407 2005-06-26T21:18:54Z 64.12.117.6
15879744 2005-06-16T07:34:05Z Energy added links
15276271 2005-06-12T22:19:15Z 67.101.28.7 /* Using scientific notation to handle large and small numbers */
15086229 2005-05-30T21:41:38Z 64.12.117.6
14460100 2005-05-13T21:17:20Z Patrick /* Accuracy */ rm confusing remark that somewhat contradicts what comes before and after
13668520 2005-05-13T05:25:22Z Revolver
13644164 2005-05-13T05:22:45Z Revolver hopefully this explains the situation more clearly...me, of all people, should have realised what you were saying!...sorry!
13644092 2005-05-13T04:52:38Z Revolver revert...let me think about this
13643237 2005-05-13T04:41:19Z Revolver the example adds nothing to the discussion...the relative error is miniscule, not large (do the math)...the idea that large relative error is less important if the numbers are "large enough" is wrong
13642879 2005-05-12T12:21:21Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */ this does not make sense without the restored explanation
13604409 2005-05-12T12:19:51Z Patrick /* Accuracy */ restore bit: the whole point is that the percentage may be large, yet in a way the numbers are approximately equal;
13604352 2005-05-12T09:19:13Z Revolver
13600271 2005-05-12T09:12:17Z Revolver whoa...i would not say that 1000 is "in the neighbourhood of" 512! the rule of thumb i know is that 10^3 is roughly 2^10, cantor's "absolute infinite" is more philsophy than math
13600110 2005-05-12T08:04:45Z Revolver
13598607 2005-05-12T04:33:15Z Dusty78 rv due to my bad math
13593056 2005-05-12T04:01:05Z Revolver ummm...this inequality is wrong, it's equal...also, the "explanation" following this is a bit confusing
13592113 2005-05-12T03:47:09Z Dusty78 replaced equals and approx with inequalities, see talk page for justification
13591630 2005-05-12T01:24:57Z Patrick /* Examples */restore bit, strange errors were introduced
13586498 2005-05-11T21:48:37Z Dusty78 /* Examples */
13577822 2005-05-06T21:41:19Z Dusty78 /* Examples */
13356387 2005-05-04T04:55:19Z Dusty78 fixed equation mistake
13207755 2005-05-04T04:52:10Z Dusty78 changed equations to agree with text, changed equals to inequality
13207685 2005-05-02T12:51:41Z 216.226.127.171 /* Writing and thinking about large numbers */ add a few
13130827 2005-04-13T09:13:17Z KarlFrei /* Large numbers and computers */
12246533 2005-04-11T23:13:09Z Lunkwill /* "Astronomically large" numbers */ redundant
12184394 2005-03-21T18:26:44Z 84.66.195.243 /* See also */
11366254 2005-03-20T20:45:47Z Lunkwill /* Writing and thinking about large numbers */
11333694 2005-03-20T13:00:26Z The Anome /* Infinite numbers */ spelling
11320686 2005-03-20T12:58:48Z The Anome /* Accuracy */ ''n'' is better than ''p'' here, both for typographical reasons (no descender)and because ''p'' usually suggests a prime
11320654 2005-03-20T12:44:41Z Patrick rv; if TeX is not needed, HTML is preferred, see [[Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_Wikipedia_article_on_Mathematics#Typesetting_of_mathematical_formulas]]
11320374 2005-03-20T06:11:47Z Jacobolus /* Examples */
11311835 2005-03-20T06:09:36Z Jacobolus /* Writing and thinking about large numbers */
11311782 2005-03-20T06:02:24Z Jacobolus /* Writing and thinking about large numbers */ links
11311595 2005-03-20T05:54:53Z Jacobolus /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ added links
11311369 2005-03-15T09:01:53Z 144.173.6.77 /* Large numbers and computers */
11162482 2005-03-15T09:00:59Z 144.173.6.77 /* Large numbers and computers */
11162467 2005-03-15T09:00:06Z 144.173.6.77 /* Large numbers and computers */
11162455 2005-03-15T08:57:20Z 144.173.6.77 /* Large numbers and computers */
11162408 2005-03-15T08:56:50Z 144.173.6.77 /* Large numbers and computers */
11162398 2005-03-14T22:07:03Z Pakaran /* Large numbers and computers */ given names. I'm unsure how many people have middle names, and a full name w/ middle name can be 30 characters
11145900 2005-03-14T19:06:50Z Curps rv large list of English names
11139971 2005-03-14T19:05:12Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139905 2005-03-14T19:04:39Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139846 2005-03-14T18:55:48Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139546 2005-03-14T18:53:30Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139448 2005-03-14T18:51:28Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139356 2005-03-14T18:49:03Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139219 2005-03-14T18:46:00Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139132 2005-03-14T18:43:52Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11139056 2005-03-14T18:12:59Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11138059 2005-03-14T18:08:51Z 84.66.195.243 /* Large Number List */
11137942 2005-03-14T18:04:00Z 84.66.195.243
11137768 2005-03-14T18:01:59Z 84.66.195.243
11137708 2005-03-09T08:34:18Z The Anome /* See also */ * [[Hyper-logarithm]]
10953180 2005-03-09T08:32:08Z The Anome /* External links */ [[Category:Large numbers|*]]
10953136 2005-02-16T21:42:45Z 63.242.249.210 /* Writing and thinking about large numbers */ (by DSatz while not logged on properly)
10334797 2005-02-07T22:07:45Z Michael Hardy
10044936 2005-02-02T09:32:56Z Lupo rv back to 00:47, 21 Jan 2005
9884937 2005-02-02T09:28:52Z Lupo Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/165.21.154.17|165.21.154.17]] to last version by 165.21.154.8
9884880 2005-02-02T09:26:44Z 165.21.154.17 /* Large numbers and computers */
9884844 2005-02-02T09:25:54Z 165.21.154.8 /* Writing and thinking about large numbers */
9884832 2005-01-21T00:47:29Z Sam Hocevar /* Large numbers and computers */ spelling
9515202 2005-01-20T02:01:18Z Lunkwill gr
9493588 2005-01-19T20:50:28Z Curps /* Large numbers and computers */
9487178 2005-01-17T07:13:21Z Patrick Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/4.224.24.35|4.224.24.35]] to last version by CryptoDerk
9427331 2005-01-10T08:38:17Z 4.224.24.35
9252085 2004-12-30T00:54:55Z CryptoDerk move interwiki link to the bottom instead of in the middle of the article
8936202 2004-12-27T09:11:51Z Sam Hocevar spelling
8852290 2004-12-23T11:43:32Z Patrick *[[wiki:ReallyBigNumbers]]
8740499 2004-12-23T10:48:48Z Patrick /* External links */mv link to bottom
8739762 2004-12-23T10:43:35Z Patrick rm recent addition except link, too many unclarities and/or errors; if usable, it can perhaps be put in any of Knuth's up-arrow notation / hyper operators /Ackermann function/Conway chained arrow nota
8739705 2004-12-23T09:42:08Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
8738906 2004-12-23T09:40:27Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */restore bit
8738892 2004-12-23T07:53:21Z 4.224.87.195
8737520 2004-11-28T20:40:25Z 70.113.28.104 Fixed typo: 'to' instead of 'ten'
7934944 2004-11-27T05:20:03Z Patrick rm unnecessary symmetry
7891094 2004-11-26T23:18:10Z 80.186.23.249 this example looks nicer
7884368 2004-11-24T01:35:00Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */ rv vandalism (?)
7799050 2004-11-24T01:32:06Z Patrick /* Large numbers and computers */ 13.7 billion
7798957 2004-11-23T03:17:59Z Ed g2s disambig
7770393 2004-11-23T01:42:45Z Lunkwill /* Large numbers and computers */ Additional comments added to major edit
7768038 2004-11-23T01:30:13Z Lunkwill big numbers and computers
7767736 2004-11-22T21:56:16Z 80.186.23.249
7761662 2004-11-22T21:53:16Z 80.186.23.249
7761574 2004-11-20T11:33:22Z Patrick Note that a function with a vertical asymptote is not helpful in defining a very large number, although the function increases very rapidly: one has to define an argument very close to the asymptote,
7684506 2004-11-20T11:27:57Z Patrick These notations are essentially functions of integer variables, which increase very rapidly with those integers. Ever faster increasing functions can easily be constructed recursively by applying thes
7684399 2004-11-17T10:18:12Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */super-logarithm or hyper-logarithm
7574967 2004-11-17T10:08:18Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7574798 2004-11-17T09:57:00Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ For example, comparing 10^^[email protected] with 10^6e23 requires the computation 10^.8=6.3 to see that the first number is larger.
7574623 2004-11-17T09:50:36Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7574492 2004-11-17T01:27:34Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7564036 2004-11-17T00:23:08Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7562160 2004-11-16T15:19:25Z Patrick /* External links */
7524745 2004-11-16T15:10:59Z Patrick *The range 10-1e10 brings the notation closer to ordinary scientific notation, and the notation reduces to it if the number is itself in that range (the part "10^^0@" can be dispensed with).
7524544 2004-11-16T14:57:27Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7524185 2004-11-16T14:48:00Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ it is monotonically increasing, but only piecewise differentiable.
7523931 2004-11-16T14:39:06Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7523711 2004-11-16T14:33:38Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */corr
7523554 2004-11-16T14:20:58Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7523267 2004-11-16T14:18:26Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7523207 2004-11-16T14:12:41Z Patrick Thus googelplex = 10^^2@100 = 10^^3@2 = 10^^[email protected]; to stardardize the range of the upper value (after the @) one can choose one the ranges 0-1, 1-10, or 10-1e10; in the first case an even shorter no
7523051 2004-11-16T14:01:09Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7522809 2004-11-16T13:57:34Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7522731 2004-11-16T13:56:26Z Patrick The notation <math>(10\uparrow)^{183}(3.12*10^6)</math> is in ASCII (10^)^183*3.12e6; a proposed simplification is 10^^[email protected]
7522707 2004-11-16T12:54:11Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7521419 2004-11-16T12:53:19Z Patrick [[Tetration]] with base 10 can be used for very round numbers, each representing an [[order of magnitude]] in a generelized sense.
7521400 2004-11-16T12:21:10Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7520798 2004-11-16T11:24:36Z Patrick /* External links */ Category:Mathematical notation
7519863 2004-11-16T09:59:31Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ <math>10^{98}</math> particles which can each be in googol states.
7518629 2004-11-16T09:58:39Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ the number of states a system can be in that consists of googol particles which can each be in <math>10^{98}</math> states.
7518620 2004-11-16T09:48:08Z Patrick The total amount of printed material in the world is 1.6 × 10<sup>18</sup> bits, therefore the contents can be represented by a number which is ca. <math>2^{1.6 \times 10^{18}}\approx 10^{4.8 \t
7518480 2004-11-16T09:19:26Z Patrick /* External links */
7518108 2004-11-16T09:16:27Z Patrick /* External links */
7518072 2004-11-16T09:12:12Z Patrick /* External links */
7518026 2004-11-16T09:09:24Z Patrick /* External links */
7517979 2004-11-16T09:03:24Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7517895 2004-11-16T08:59:41Z Patrick /* External links */Dave L. Renfro
7517829 2004-11-16T00:48:55Z Patrick /* External links */ *[http://mathforum.org/discuss/sci.math/m/394644/394645 Graham's number and rapidly growing functions]
7507402 2004-11-15T20:42:32Z Patrick A convenient alternative for <math>(10\uparrow)^{183}(3.12*10^6)</math> that has been proposed is 3.12*10^6 @ 10^^183
7499733 2004-11-15T20:09:13Z Patrick *[http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=28ae5e5e.0204081449.3b8479c4%40posting.google.com&output=gplain How to calculate with large numbers]
7498450 2004-11-15T15:14:22Z Patrick /* External links */ * [http://www.rotarysaluzzo.it/filePDF/Iperoperazioni%20(1).pdf Ackermann’s function and new arithmetical operations] (pdf)
7488026 2004-11-15T12:46:56Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7484722 2004-11-15T12:45:27Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */(but, of course, the same applies if the whole power tower consists of copies of the same number, different from from 10).
7484685 2004-11-15T12:35:25Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7484472 2004-11-15T12:32:09Z Patrick An obvious property that is yet worth mentioning is:
7484397 2004-11-14T22:11:24Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7464398 2004-11-14T22:04:30Z Patrick The "order of magnitude" of a number (on a larger scale than usually meant), can be characterized by the number of times (say ''n'') one has to take the <math>log_{10}</math> to get a number between 1
7464220 2004-11-14T10:29:33Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */(between <math>10\uparrow\uparrow 65,533</math> and <math>10\uparrow\uparrow 65,534</math>)
7448440 2004-11-14T10:22:05Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ 2^^^4
7448358 2004-11-14T10:10:59Z Patrick (the function also expressed by the suffix -plex as in [[googolplex]], see [[Names_of_large_numbers#The_Googol_family|the Googol family]]).
7448215 2004-11-13T21:48:03Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7434007 2004-11-13T21:46:01Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */ (between 10\uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 2 and between 10\uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 3)
7433953 2004-11-13T21:26:35Z Patrick rm ''(If this formula does not show three levels you have to change your settings: <math>a^{b^c}</math>)'', workaround code was added
7433571 2004-11-13T14:54:18Z Patrick /* Accuracy */
7424317 2004-11-13T14:50:10Z Patrick add \,\!
7424275 2004-11-13T14:41:04Z Patrick ''(If this formula does not show three levels you have to change your settings: <math>a^{b^c}</math>)''
7424132 2004-11-13T13:27:57Z Patrick Thus <math>2\uparrow\uparrow 65536 > 10\uparrow\uparrow 65533</math>, see [[Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation#Tables_of_values|table]].
7423021 2004-11-13T11:59:50Z Patrick /* Standardized system of writing very large numbers */
7421993 2004-11-13T11:57:25Z Patrick External link: [http://home.earthlink.net/~mrob/pub/math/numbers-14.html#l_p4_6888e14 Notable Properties of Specific Numbers] (last page of a series which treats the numbers in ascending order, hence
7421969 2004-11-13T11:39:59Z Patrick /* Standardized ways of writing very large numbers */
7421855 2004-11-13T11:30:03Z Patrick /* Notations */ equivalent things together
7421741 2004-11-13T11:27:27Z Patrick rm dup
7421698 2004-11-13T11:16:09Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */for very large n we have <math>n^n\approx 10^n</math>.
7421554 2004-11-13T11:11:28Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */
7421498 2004-11-13T11:09:56Z Patrick /* Accuracy */
7421477 2004-11-13T11:06:08Z Patrick mv section up
7421428 2004-11-13T11:04:20Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */ See e.g. [[Steinhaus-Moser_notation#Mega|the computation of mega]].
7421416 2004-11-13T10:50:54Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */
7421237 2004-11-13T10:47:41Z Patrick /* Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers */*<math>(10^a)^{10^b}=10^{10^{b+\log _{10} a}}</math>
7421194 2004-11-13T04:31:48Z Patrick ==Approximate arithmetic for very large numbers==
7412550 2004-11-13T03:35:41Z Mellum /* Large numbers in the everyday world */ Update typical HD sizes
7410388 2004-11-13T03:28:57Z Patrick /* Standardized ways of writing very large numbers */
7410126 2004-11-13T03:22:32Z Patrick A standardized way of writing very large numbers allows them to be easily sorted in increasing order, and on can get a good idea of how much larger a number is then another one.
7409871 2004-11-13T03:15:12Z Patrick If the value after the double arrow is a very large number itself, the above can recursively be applied on that value. Thus we may have <math>10\uparrow\uparrow 10^{10^{10^{3.81*10^{17}}}}</math>, etc
7409554 2004-11-13T03:08:12Z Patrick If the height of the tower is not exactly given then giving a value at the top does not make sense, and a notation like <math>10\uparrow\uparrow(7.21*10^8)</math> can be used.
7409257 2004-11-13T03:03:36Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ where <math>(10\uparrow)^{183}</math> denotes a [[functional power]] of the function <math>f(n)=10^n</math>. (is there any more standard notation for this?)
7409054 2004-11-13T02:58:37Z Patrick If the height is too large to write out a notation like <math>(10\uparrow)^{183}3.12*10^6</math> can be used, where denotes a [[functional power]].
7408833 2004-11-12T23:16:52Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7398882 2004-11-12T23:15:07Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7398804 2004-11-12T23:08:21Z Patrick A standardized way of writing very large numbers is with a power tower of numbers 10, with at the top a regular integer, possibly in scientific notation, e.g. <math>10^{10^{10^{10^{10^{4.829261048*10^
7398521 2004-11-12T21:04:37Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7392686 2004-11-12T21:02:44Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7392614 2004-11-12T21:01:08Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7392553 2004-11-12T20:59:19Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7392478 2004-11-11T16:28:59Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */A very large number written with just three digits and ordinary exponentiation is <math>9^{9^9} \approx 10^{369,693,100}</math>.
7343970 2004-11-11T15:56:05Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7342778 2004-11-11T15:54:23Z Patrick /* Accuracy */
7342711 2004-11-11T15:50:36Z Patrick The idea that it is the relative error what counts, a large error in a large number may be relatively small and therefore acceptable, is taken a step further here: the number is so large that even a l
7342579 2004-11-11T15:43:12Z Patrick Note that for a number 10^p, one unit change in p changes the result by a factor 10. In a number like 10^(6.2*10^3), with the 6.2 the result of proper rounding, the true value of the exponent may be 5
7342272 2004-11-11T14:56:30Z Patrick Except in the case of a very round number such as used in a simple example, or as a crude estimate, this number is for example written in the ordinary scientific notation, and providing the kind of ac
7340581 2004-11-11T14:30:44Z Patrick /* Notations */
7339725 2004-11-11T12:05:11Z Patrick /* See also */ moved up
7336660 2004-11-11T12:04:48Z Patrick /* Notations */ Ackermann function
7336655 2004-11-11T11:59:27Z Patrick /* Notations */
7336576 2004-11-11T11:46:35Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */
7336419 2004-11-11T11:40:19Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ *[[Skewes' number]]s: the first is ca. 10^10^10^34, the second 10^10^10^1000
7336350 2004-11-11T11:11:43Z Patrick Comparing the last number with 10^10^10, in the number 3000.48, the 1000 originates from the third number 1000 in the original power tower, a factor 3 comes from the second number 1000, and the minor
7335991 2004-11-11T11:06:33Z Patrick The first is number is much larger than the second, due to the larger height of the power tower, and in spite of the small numbers 1.1 (however, if these numbers are made 1 or less, that greatly chang
7335921 2004-11-11T10:54:54Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ For a power tower, the most relevant for the value are the height and the last few values. Compare:
7335752 2004-11-11T10:45:13Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ *100^10^10=10^10^10.3 etc.
7335598 2004-11-11T10:31:19Z Patrick /* Even larger numbers */ One way of standardizing the notation of very large numbers is using a "power tower" of numbers 10, with at the top another number. Other notations become necessary if the he
7335380 2004-11-10T14:15:14Z Patrick However, mathematically it is easy to define numbers that are much larger than occur even in astronomy.
7296384 2004-11-03T07:32:09Z 220.105.176.12 +ja
7070300 2004-10-31T23:18:32Z XJaM [[sl:veliko število]]
7017984 2004-09-24T06:22:11Z Pne /* Notations */ snap link
6115523 2004-09-04T14:27:26Z Bobblewik removed editor instructions that are visible to readers
5651900 2004-07-12T00:39:14Z Revolver it was a nice joke, but...maybe best not to include ones so culture-dependent, esp. in english
4570556 2004-07-07T17:27:42Z Michael Hardy /* See also */
4492899 2004-07-02T14:19:42Z Rich Farmbrough /* To infinity, and beyond */ Cardinalty of reals.
4402981 2004-06-23T09:22:44Z 198.240.128.75 /* "Astronomically large" numbers */
4237067 2004-06-20T18:37:20Z Dmytro /* See also */
4186466 2004-05-31T10:47:44Z Dpbsmith Names of large numbers now have their own article.
3800420 2004-05-26T22:46:03Z Dpbsmith =Some English names of large numbers= Rewrite intro. Include those vouched for by World Almanac
3742363 2004-05-26T18:41:38Z Dpbsmith =Some English names of large numbers=
3740142 2004-05-26T15:39:27Z Dpbsmith =Some English names ending in "-illion" that designate large numbers= rewrite
3738900 2004-05-26T00:56:49Z 66.245.119.206 Reverted vandalism
3732667 2004-05-26T00:56:23Z 132.205.15.4
3732659 2004-05-20T02:07:15Z Dpbsmith =Some English names ending in "-illion" that designate large numbers=
3653744 2004-05-20T02:06:50Z Dpbsmith =Some English names ending in "-illion" that designate large numbers=
3653741 2004-05-20T02:06:06Z Dpbsmith Names ending in -illion. Can't get the Wiki table formatting quite right...
3653728 2004-05-19T23:26:02Z 132.205.15.4
3651835 2004-04-19T08:15:43Z The Anome =Even larger numbers= [[Googol]] (10<sup>100</sup>) was originally defined
3249872 2004-04-19T08:14:19Z The Anome =Large numbers in the everyday world= +== "Astronomically large" numbers ==
3249865 2004-04-19T08:13:19Z The Anome =See also= rm dup
3249857 2004-04-16T17:52:57Z 195.56.225.207 inserting an external link
3214217 2004-03-31T17:39:35Z Deus Ex
2996398 2004-03-21T19:18:26Z Charles Matthews lk
2860459 2004-02-07T12:28:29Z Charles Matthews rm non-sequitur
2326276 2003-12-15T23:19:46Z Peak Add wikilinks
1969684 2003-11-20T09:18:26Z Dysprosia link pathological
1776337 2003-10-23T09:42:31Z Dominus cigarettes
1610826 2003-10-02T02:39:54Z BenRG Birthday paradox sentence was incorrect
1513767 2003-09-29T14:46:39Z AxelBoldt
1500432 2003-09-21T08:02:41Z BenRG birthday paradox
1461136 2003-08-29T01:55:21Z Tim Starling wording
1360143 2003-08-29T01:24:04Z Dysprosia
1360009 2003-08-29T01:23:13Z Dysprosia rm stubnote, add notations
1360007 2003-08-27T20:21:09Z Kwantus Ackermann link
1354275 2003-08-27T20:17:30Z Kwantus couple more links
1354265 2003-08-16T03:33:12Z Nikola Smolenski
1297085 2003-08-16T03:16:25Z Nikola Smolenski ln number
1297017 2003-07-05T16:47:55Z Timwi sp
1115812 2003-07-05T16:47:18Z Timwi sp
1115808 2003-06-23T01:09:33Z Tim Starling +;
1071651 2003-06-21T16:27:56Z Tim Starling couldn't work out what 4^^18 was meant to mean, so I used something else
1066900 2003-06-21T15:57:19Z 217.158.210.185 rm a subheader
1066815 2003-06-21T15:56:17Z 217.158.210.185 == Even larger numbers ==
1066809 2003-06-18T10:07:15Z Rick.G
1054074 2003-06-18T09:49:36Z 217.158.106.128 * [[Orders of magnitude]]
1054027 2003-06-18T09:29:21Z 217.158.106.128 == Very large numbers ==, == To infinity, and beyond ==
1053976 2003-06-18T09:09:36Z Heron estimates of some large numbers
1053911 2003-02-24T13:51:03Z 217.158.106.34 * [[human scale]]
697994 2003-02-24T13:33:36Z 217.158.106.34 * ''bits on a computer hard disk''
697943 2003-02-24T13:20:20Z The Anome Other large numbers are found in [[astronomy]]:
697917 2003-02-24T13:17:50Z The Anome [[permutation]]s
697908 2003-02-24T13:17:17Z The Anome Examples of large numbers describing everyday real-world objects are:
697905 2003-02-24T13:14:59Z The Anome number of ...
697893 2003-02-24T13:14:37Z The Anome Some large numbers apply to things in the everyday world.
697891 2003-02-24T13:12:43Z The Anome However, some pathological numbers are even larger than the Godel numbers of typical mathematical propositions.
697881 2003-02-24T13:11:18Z The Anome Beyond even these:
697878 2003-02-24T13:09:30Z The Anome However, this is still a small number compared with the estimated number of [[atom]]s in the [[Earth]], still less compared with the estimated number of atoms in the [[observable universe]].
697871 2003-02-24T13:08:04Z The Anome Beyond all these,
697865 2003-02-24T13:07:34Z The Anome [[Georg Cantor]]'s conception of the [[Absolute Infinite]] surely represents the absolute largest possible concept of "large number".
697864 2003-02-24T13:04:31Z The Anome whoops, assumed the CH: you can see I'm not a mathematician!
697851 2003-02-24T13:03:30Z 213.18.146.141 numnber -> number
697843 2003-02-24T13:02:20Z The Anome * [[aleph-one]] is the cardinality of the infinite set of [[real number]]s
697839 2003-02-24T12:59:04Z The Anome some more hugies: * [[aleph-null]] is the [[cardinality]] of the [[infinite set]] of the [[integer]]s
697823 2003-02-24T12:56:10Z The Anome more biggies
697814 2003-02-24T12:55:24Z The Anome [[Godel number]]s, and similar numbers used to represent bit-strings in [[algorithmic information theory]] are very large, even for mathematical statements of reasonable length. However, some patholog
697810 2003-02-24T12:33:15Z The Anome * ''please add more to this list''
697751 2003-02-24T12:32:40Z The Anome ''...to be written... this is a [[stub article]]''
697750 2003-02-24T12:30:21Z The Anome * [[Godel number]]s
697741 2003-02-24T12:28:45Z The Anome * [[bignum]]s
697734 2003-02-24T12:27:12Z The Anome [[finite]]
697730 2003-02-24T12:26:11Z The Anome * [[small number]]s
697729 2003-02-24T12:24:54Z The Anome * [[small numbers]]
697723 2003-02-24T12:24:24Z The Anome refactor
697722 2003-02-24T12:22:45Z The Anome (approximately 3.402×10<sup>38</sup>)
697715 2003-02-24T12:20:38Z The Anome 2<sup>128</sup>=340282366920938463463374607431768211456
697708 2003-02-24T12:17:27Z The Anome [[hash function]]
697693 2003-02-24T12:14:26Z The Anome more on this
697682 2003-02-24T12:11:38Z The Anome more
697671 2003-02-24T12:09:00Z The Anome Combinatorial processes generate very large numbers in [[statistical mechanics]]. These numbers are so large that they are typically only referred to using their [[logarithm]]s.
697664 2003-02-24T12:05:20Z The Anome more
697653 2003-02-24T12:03:55Z The Anome approximately 6.022 × 10<sup>23</sup>
697652 2003-02-24T12:02:46Z The Anome sp.
697648 2003-02-24T12:02:07Z The Anome stub