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  • R Raj Lal

    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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    • R Raj Lal

      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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      Dan Neely
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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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      • R Raj Lal

        are you sure ?

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

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        • R Raj Lal

          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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          • R Raj Lal

            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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            • R Raj Lal

              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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              Nish Nishant
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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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                Nish Nishant
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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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                • R Raj Lal

                  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

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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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                        • R Raj Lal

                          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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                          Use the arrow notation[^] ↑


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                          • R Raj Lal

                            My Bad its three digits , have modified the Q

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                            Nish Nishant
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                            Quartz... wrote:

                            My Bad its three digits , have modified the Q

                            Thank you.

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                            • R Raj Lal

                              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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                              • R Raj Lal

                                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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                                • F Fernando A Gomez F

                                  Quartz... wrote:

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

                                  My guess: 999!

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                                  9!!! is bigger, and uses only one digit :) Or what about 99/0 two digits


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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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                                    wouldn't 9 to the power of (9 to the power of 9)

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                                    • R Raj Lal

                                      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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                                      999! i.e. 999 factorial

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                                      • R Raj Lal

                                        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:

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

                                        Plant one potatoe, wait awhile, get out two, give to six children. Though by then they are probably all dead from starvation so you get to keep the potatoes for yourself.

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                                        • R Raj Lal

                                          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!

                                          The tigress is here :-D

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