Posted by Larry Hoover on May 15, 2005, at 22:21:47
In reply to Re: Question # 4 » Larry Hoover, posted by alesta on May 15, 2005, at 21:13:26
> > What is the name of the very large number 10^100?
> > (That's a 1 followed by 100 zeros).
>
> googol?Are you asking, or telling?
Yes googol, is the answer. (Also spelled google, though incorrectly so. I thought it was neat where the name of the search engine came from.)
>
> > Supplementary question. What is the name of the much larger number 10^10^100?
>
> googolplex?Yes. That is 10^googol (or 10^10^10^2). There is a still larger defined number, though. It's Skewes' number. That's e^e^e^79, which is approximately 10^10^10^34.
> sorry, had to take a peak at the boards..couldn't resist. nice question lar..:)
>
> amyWell, you get to ask the next question.
<bowing low>
Lar
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