Normal_Anomaly comments on A math question - Less Wrong

-3 Post author: Mycroft65536 18 June 2011 02:22AM

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Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 19 June 2011 01:34:16AM 0 points [-]

So 3^^^4 is an exponential tower of 3s 3^^4 levels tall?

Comment author: Manfred 19 June 2011 02:03:11AM *  2 points [-]

Hm, let's find out. (Open this if you want to have a go at finding that answer first)

3^^X is an exponential tower of 3s that is X high. 3^^^4 = 3^^3^^3^^3 (i.e. it's 3 ^^ itself, with four 3s, just like 3^^4 is 3 ^ itself with four 3s). So 3^^^4 is an exponential tower of 3s that is 3^^3^^3 high. 3^^3^^3 is 3 ^^ itself 3 times, so it's 3^^^3.

So 3^^^4 is an exponential tower of 3s 3^^^3 levels tall.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 19 June 2011 02:26:12AM 0 points [-]

Thanks for the explanation. It was worth the brain explosion.