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    What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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      What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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      How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions

      This isn't a dead kid joke, now is it? ;P

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        What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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        Quartz... wrote:

        What is the largest values you can write with three numbers ?

        I don't know how to do superscript in here, but 9 to the power of 99?

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          Quartz... wrote:

          How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions

          This isn't a dead kid joke, now is it? ;P

          Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] I agree with you that my argument is useless. [Red Stateler] Hey, I am part of a special bread, we are called smart people [Captain See Sharp] The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson] I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]

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            Quartz... wrote:

            What is the largest values you can write with three numbers ?

            I don't know how to do superscript in here, but 9 to the power of 99?

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              What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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              What is the largest values you can write with three numbers? 999 (9^(9^9)) = 1.9662705047555291361807590852691e+77 Steve

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                What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                9^(9^9) = 9^81 ~= 2 * 10&77

                -- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.

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                  superscript = <sup></sup> subscript = <sub></sub> Steve

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                    What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                    you probably mean with three digits? 9^9^9 is the "obvious candidate", but I dimply remember some better. [edit]close, 9^(9^9). Unless, of course, you allow more symbols than superscript [/edit]

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                    How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions

                    turn every potato into a small heap of mashed potato, add nutmeg. At least one child will reject by smell alone. distribute the five portions among the other five, and force them to eat it, then lick the plate clean. Just for good measure. -- modified at 14:23 Tuesday 6th February, 2007


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                      What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                      Quartz... wrote:

                      What is the largest values you can write with three numbers ?

                      With 3 *numbers*? Give me number n, as big as you wish. I'll give you bigger number, using only 3 numbers, e.g n+0+1


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                        What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                        Quartz... wrote:

                        What is the largest values you can write with three numbers ?

                        3 numbers or 3 digits?

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                          What is the largest values you can write with three numbers? 999 (9^(9^9)) = 1.9662705047555291361807590852691e+77 Steve

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                          Steve Mayfield wrote:

                          (9^(9^9))

                          Why not (99^99)^99? Or (999^999)^999? He said 3 numbers, not digits :-)

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                            What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                            Quartz... wrote:

                            What is the largest values you can write with three numbers ?

                            My guess: 999!

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                              you probably mean with three digits? 9^9^9 is the "obvious candidate", but I dimply remember some better. [edit]close, 9^(9^9). Unless, of course, you allow more symbols than superscript [/edit]

                              Quartz... wrote:

                              How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions

                              turn every potato into a small heap of mashed potato, add nutmeg. At least one child will reject by smell alone. distribute the five portions among the other five, and force them to eat it, then lick the plate clean. Just for good measure. -- modified at 14:23 Tuesday 6th February, 2007


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                              peterchen wrote:

                              you probably mean with three digits? 9^9^9 is the "obvious candidate", but I dimply remember some better.

                              Damn, you beat me to it. Anyway, If using ^ is ok, then ! is ok as well... Still, you can do double, triple etc factorials.. so, theres 9^(9^9)!!.....! Wow, there's even Superfactorial[^]. :cool:


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                                Quartz... wrote:

                                How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions

                                This isn't a dead kid joke, now is it? ;P

                                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] I agree with you that my argument is useless. [Red Stateler] Hey, I am part of a special bread, we are called smart people [Captain See Sharp] The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson] I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]

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                                :doh: LOL!


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                                  Quartz... wrote:

                                  What is the largest values you can write with three numbers ?

                                  3 numbers or 3 digits?

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                                  My Bad its three digits , have modified the Q

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                                    What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                                      My Bad its three digits , have modified the Q

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                                      Quartz... wrote:

                                      My Bad its three digits , have modified the Q

                                      Thank you.

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                                        What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                                        Since you said digits, I'm gonna use Base64 ones where / is 63 I think so I think it works out as: /^/^/ ~ 3.8250822775319002673123674426604e+7141 ;P

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                                          What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                                          9!9!9! == a big freakin' number.


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