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  2. Large numbers - Wikipedia

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    A very large number raised to a very large power is "approximately" equal to the larger of the following two values: the first value and 10 to the power the second. For example, for very large n {\displaystyle n} there is n n ≈ 10 n {\displaystyle n^{n}\approx 10^{n}} (see e.g. the computation of mega ) and also 2 n ≈ 10 n {\displaystyle 2 ...

  3. Arbitrary-precision arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    Arbitrary precision is used in applications where the speed of arithmetic is not a limiting factor, or where precise results with very large numbers are required. It should not be confused with the symbolic computation provided by many computer algebra systems , which represent numbers by expressions such as π ·sin(2) , and can thus represent ...

  4. Law of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    Although each run would show a distinctive shape over a small number of throws (at the left), over a large number of rolls (to the right) the shapes would be extremely similar. In probability theory , the law of large numbers ( LLN ) is a mathematical law that states that the average of the results obtained from a large number of independent ...

  5. Turtling (gameplay) - Wikipedia

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    In the world of fighting games, especially those of the 2D variety, a turtle style of play is a defensive style that focuses on patience, positioning, timing, and relatively safe attack options to slow down the pace of the game and minimize the number of punishable mistakes made during the course of the match. This style can be very useful in ...

  6. Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    Names of larger numbers, however, have a tenuous, artificial existence, rarely found outside definitions, lists, and discussions of how large numbers are named. Even well-established names like sextillion are rarely used, since in the context of science, including astronomy, where such large numbers often occur, they are nearly always written ...

  7. Knuth's up-arrow notation - Wikipedia

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    We place the numbers in the top row, and fill the left column with values 2. To determine a number in the table, take the number immediately to the left, then look up the required number in the previous row, at the position given by the number just taken.

  8. Multiplication algorithm - Wikipedia

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    A typical solution is to represent the number in a small base, b, such that, for example, 8b is a representable machine integer. Several additions can then be performed before an overflow occurs. When the number becomes too large, we add part of it to the result, or we carry and map the remaining part back to a number that is less than b.

  9. Generation of primes - Wikipedia

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    In computational number theory, a variety of algorithms make it possible to generate prime numbers efficiently. These are used in various applications, for example hashing, public-key cryptography, and search of prime factors in large numbers. For relatively small numbers, it is possible to just apply trial division to each successive odd ...