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Originally posted by PerlOfWisdom View PostNo, that's a googol. A googolplex is ten to the power of a googol.
It's impossible to write the number, it has 10^100 digits which is more than the number of atoms in the universe.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostOne. It puts lots of them in a row to create the impression of representing bigger numbers; but that's just a matter of interpretation.
And therefore it follows that no computer has ever calculated anything positive.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostAnd therefore it follows that no computer has ever calculated anything positive.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by PerlOfWisdom View PostNo, that's a googol. A googolplex is ten to the power of a googol.
It's impossible to write the number, it has 10^100 digits which is more than the number of atoms in the universe.
But there is another school of thought which maintains that the Universe is Infinite - and that would imply an infinite number of atoms.
Then along comes Cantor who maintains there are in fact Three Levels of Infintity.
But in an Infinite Universe(s) - an Finite Universe must also exist - its all enough to give one a bit of a headache.
My take ?
Appoximately Infinite - more or less Incalculable.``
Whoops - got to dash - rice puddings getting burnt !Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 19 August 2009, 21:09.Comment
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i suspect he meant the visible universe?
i was interested in how some of cantor's stuff impacted on the riemann hypothesis linky and how mandelbrot's work in the imaginary field could be inducted via cantor into it. i suspect a link between them all and a computer which can handle the production of large primes would help.Comment
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Originally posted by scotspine View Posti suspect he meant the visible universe?
i was interested in how some of cantor's stuff impacted on the riemann hypothesis linky and how mandelbrot's work in the imaginary field could be inducted via cantor into it. i suspect a link between them all and a computer which can handle the production of large primes would help.
Fascinating thought about your Prime Number generator computer concept - or perhaps you have a prototype - could we - dare we ? - calculate the incalculable ?
Find out !Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 19 August 2009, 21:24.Comment
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i'm afraid that even with your perspicacity alf, the incalculable shall remain, for the time being at least, the incalculable. it's a pet hobby of mine [prime number distribution/prediction] and it's almost as elusive as the salmon i'll be chasing tomorrow. had 2 [returned] on monday and hoping for greater things tomorrow.Comment
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Originally posted by scotspine View Posti'm afraid that even with your perspicacity alf, the incalculable shall remain, for the time being at least, the incalculable. it's a pet hobby of mine [prime number distribution/prediction] and it's almost as elusive as the salmon i'll be chasing tomorrow. had 2 [returned] on monday and hoping for greater things tomorrow.
Aye SP
In the same way that Grey Slates remain - Grey Slates - sadly the incalculable will remain - incalculable.
How did you get on with the Fishing ?Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 20 August 2009, 14:58.Comment
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the fishing was rained off. we were halfway out of town this morning at 5.30 when a text came through saying that the river was in the fields.
off tomorrow again thoughComment
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