OnTheOtherHandle comments on More "Stupid" Questions - Less Wrong

14 Post author: NancyLebovitz 31 July 2013 09:18AM

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Comment author: OnTheOtherHandle 31 July 2013 10:33:26PM 0 points [-]

I usually say "three to the three to the three to the three" even though that's not technically correct unless I pronounce the parentheses in the proper places.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 01 August 2013 12:12:29AM 6 points [-]

That isn't correct no matter where the parentheses go: 3^^^3 isn't 3^(3^(3^3)) or ((3^3)^3)^3.

Comment author: OnTheOtherHandle 01 August 2013 05:46:27AM 1 point [-]

You're right, I misunderstood - I thought it was 3^(3^27), or 3^7625597484987, but it's actually 3^^(3^27), or 3 to the power of itself 7625597484987 times, which is way bigger.