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Danf: GONGULUS IS UTTERLY UNSPEAKABLY ENORMOUS

2014-02-17T12:56:43Z

GONGULUS IS UTTERLY UNSPEAKABLY ENORMOUS

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-Jonathon Bowers' tetrated brainchild ... http://www.polytope.net/hedrondude/scrapers.htm
+''(this did not actually happen, yet)''
-''Gongulus is utterly unspeakably enormous - it is the result of solving a size ten 100 dimensional array of 10's (10^100 & 10 that is) = {10,10 (100) 2} - there will be a googol tens in the form of a hundred dimensional cube, which seems to never come to an end when trying to solve. Just to shake you up a bit, the much much much smaller number {10,10,3 (99) 2} can best be described as follows: 1) start with 10, 2) next get a size ten 99-D array, 3) now get a size X 99-D array where X is the result of stage 2, 4) now get a size Y 99-D array where Y is the result of stage 3,....go to stage ten, call that number T2, keep going - all the way to stage T2 - call that number T3, now keep going to stage T3 - call this number T4 - keep this trend up until you get to stage T10 - that will be {10,10,3 (99) 2} - notice how the 10,10,3 works like linear arrays but acting on expanding a 99-D array's size. Now consider {10^99 & 10 (99) 2} - MUCH larger now, but still NO where near a gongulus which is {10,10 (100) 2} = {10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10}.''
+[http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html Scott Aaronson] -> "You have fifteen seconds. Using standard math notation, English words, or both, name a single whole number—not an infinity—on a blank index card. Be precise enough for any reasonable modern mathematician to determine exactly what number you’ve named, by consulting only your card and, if necessary, the published literature."
-there's plenty more biguns where that came from.
+[http://www.polytope.net/hedrondude/scrapers.htm Jonathon Bowers] -> "GONGULUS IS UTTERLY UNSPEAKABLY ENORMOUS - IT IS THE RESULT OF SOLVING A SIZE TEN 100 DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF 10's (10^100 & 10 THAT IS) = {10, 10 (100) 2} - THERE WILL BE A GOOGOL TENS IN THE FORM OF A HUNDRED DIMENSIONAL CUBE, WHICH SEEMS TO NEVER COME TO AN END WHEN TRYING TO SOLVE."
-Also see: http://www.mrob.com/pub/math/largenum.html
+<pre>"Just to shake you up a bit, the much
-fun to think about this in response to Scott Aaronson's http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html
+Plenty more biguns from whence that beast came ... Also see: http://www.mrob.com/pub/math/largenum.html
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Danf: more specifics re gongulus, link to more large number names & representations

2013-08-20T10:52:29Z

more specifics re gongulus, link to more large number names & representations

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	"You have fifteen seconds. Using standard math notation, English words, or both, name a single whole number—not an infinity—on a blank index card. Be precise enough for any reasonable modern mathematician to determine exactly what number you’ve named, by consulting only your card and, if necessary, the published literature." [~~http~~:~~//www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html (a fun read from Scott Aaronson)~~]		Jonathon Bowers' tetrated brainchild ... http://www.polytope.net/hedrondude/scrapers.htm

			''Gongulus is utterly unspeakably enormous - it is the result of solving a size ten 100 dimensional array of 10's (10^100 & 10 that is) = {10,10 (100) 2} - there will be a googol tens in the form of a hundred dimensional cube, which seems to never come to an end when trying to solve. Just to shake you up a bit, the much much much smaller number {10,10,3 (99) 2} can best be described as follows: 1) start with 10, 2) next get a size ten 99-D array, 3) now get a size X 99-D array where X is the result of stage 2, 4) now get a size Y 99-D array where Y is the result of stage 3,....go to stage ten, call that number T2, keep going - all the way to stage T2 - call that number T3, now keep going to stage T3 - call this number T4 - keep this trend up until you get to stage T10 - that will be {10,10,3 (99) 2} - notice how the 10,10,3 works like linear arrays but acting on expanding a 99-D array's size. Now consider {10^99 & 10 (99) 2} - MUCH larger now, but still NO where near a gongulus which is {10,10 (100) 2} = {10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10 (99) 10^99 & 10}.''

			there's plenty more biguns where that came from.

			Also see: http://www.mrob.com/pub/math/largenum.html

			fun to think about this in response to Scott Aaronson's http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html

			''"You have fifteen seconds. Using standard math notation, English words, or both, name a single whole number—not an infinity—on a blank index card. Be precise enough for any reasonable modern mathematician to determine exactly what number you’ve named, by consulting only your card and, if necessary, the published literature."''

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Danf: linked Scott Aaronson's "Name the biggest number"

2013-01-27T02:28:15Z

linked Scott Aaronson's "Name the biggest number"

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			"You have fifteen seconds. Using standard math notation, English words, or both, name a single whole number—not an infinity—on a blank index card. Be precise enough for any reasonable modern mathematician to determine exactly what number you’ve named, by consulting only your card and, if necessary, the published literature." [http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html (a fun read from Scott Aaronson)]

Danf: sheesh

2013-01-27T02:14:04Z

sheesh

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Danf: feh ... link fixed

2013-01-27T02:10:54Z

feh ... link fixed

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Danf: fixed link

2013-01-27T02:07:47Z

fixed link

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Danf: big numbers with funny names

2013-01-27T02:07:06Z

big numbers with funny names

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