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- From: J.Theodore.Schuerzinger@dartmouth.edu (J. Theodore Schuerzinger)
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- Subject: Naming Large Numbers (Re: Negative Zero)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.162324.28405@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 16:23:24 GMT
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- In article <Dec.15.05.12.50.1992.13518@romulus.rutgers.edu>
- clong@romulus.rutgers.edu (Chris Long) writes:
-
- > Eckler, R. "The Only Man Infinity Fears", _Word Ways_ Vol. 19,
- > Num. 4 (Nov. 1986) p. 252-254
- >
- > The largest number given is millitwoillimillionillion, which
- > can't be written down in standard notation.
-
- Why can't it be written down in standard notation? Unless it's
- irrational or transcendental, one should be able to write it down. It
- would seem to me that this number is just ten to some 'kazillion' (my
- word for a R-E-A-L-L-Y big number) power.
-
-
- --Ted Schuerzinger
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- 'Russian Vodka'."
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