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The smallest number bigger than every finite number with the following property: there is a formula () in the language of first-order set-theory (as presented in the definition of ) with less than a googol symbols and as its only free variable such that: (a) there is a variable assignment assigning to such that ([()],), and (b) for any variable ...
The Indian numbering system uses the named numbers common between the long and short scales up to ten thousand. For larger values, it includes named numbers at each multiple of 100; including lakh (10 5) and crore (10 7). [1] English also has words, such as zillion, that are used informally to mean large but unspecified amounts.
For more about modern usage for large numbers, see Large numbers. To handle these numbers, new notations are created and used. There is a large community of mathematicians dedicated to naming large numbers. Rayo's number has been claimed to be the largest named number. [5]
The number of cells in the human body (estimated at 3.72 × 10 13), or 37.2 trillion/37.2 T [3] The number of bits on a computer hard disk (as of 2024, typically about 10 13, 1–2 TB), or 10 trillion/10T; The number of neuronal connections in the human brain (estimated at 10 14), or 100 trillion/100 T
Large numbers in mathematics may be large and finite, like a googol, or the large infinite cardinal numbers which have a subcategory here. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The following table lists the progression of the largest known prime number in ascending order. [4] Here M p = 2 p − 1 is the Mersenne number with exponent p, where p is a prime number. The longest record-holder known was M 19 = 524,287, which was the largest known prime for 144 years. No records are known prior to 1456.
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The number 10,000 is used to express an even larger approximate number, as in Hebrew רבבה r e vâvâh, [36] rendered into Greek as μυριάδες, and to English myriad. [37] Similar usage is found in the East Asian 萬 or 万 ( lit. 10,000; pinyin : wàn ), and the South Asian lakh ( lit. 100,000).