Lojban comments on Open Thread: May 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lojban 01 May 2009 07:26:46PM 0 points [-]

What's 3^^^3? I take it more than 27.

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 01 May 2009 07:31:07PM 2 points [-]

If memory serves me, that's using Knuth's up-arrow notation.

What it works out to is 3^3^3^3^(... seven trillion more exponents here ...)^3^3^3.

It's a large number.

Comment author: dfranke 01 May 2009 07:33:18PM * 0 points [-]