Does 2^65536 have a name? Should it? (I say "yes": if 10^10^2 deserves a name, surely 2^2^2^2^2 does!) I'll start things off with the not-very-creative name "boobol". Jim
Hmm I would think a booble would be 2^2^2, but that already has a name. Maple says 2^65536 ≈ 2.0 x 10^19728. Seems too big to deserve a name. But if you insist, how about 2^^5? On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:16 PM, James Propp <jpropp@cs.uml.edu> wrote:
Does 2^65536 have a name?
Should it?
(I say "yes": if 10^10^2 deserves a name, surely 2^2^2^2^2 does!)
I'll start things off with the not-very-creative name "boobol".
Jim
From: James Propp <jpropp@cs.uml.edu> To: math-fun@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, May 4, 2009 12:16:46 PM Subject: [math-fun] 2^65536 Does 2^65536 have a name? Should it? (I say "yes": if 10^10^2 deserves a name, surely 2^2^2^2^2 does!) I'll start things off with the not-very-creative name "boobol". Jim _______________________________________________ While it's a fact that 10^100 has a name, it is not clear that it deserves a name. -- Gene
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