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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.
A list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). Topics include powers of ten, notable integers, prime and cardinal numbers, and the myriad system.
No one ever tries to listen to me on Wikipedia, but I'll have a go anyhow. The article says, in the lead-in, that this is a list of articles about numbers. But, as I read further, I find that it is a huge article that is labeled incomplete; because it doesn't link to any exhaustive list as it promises, but instead attempts to list all numbers ...
Nevertheless, large numbers have an intellectual fascination and are of mathematical interest, and giving them names is one way people try to conceptualize and understand them. One of the earliest examples of this is The Sand Reckoner , in which Archimedes gave a system for naming large numbers.
In practice, numbers that are larger than any considered for practical purposes by non-specialists are clearly large. The intent of this category is to use large in that sense. The (annual) GNP of the US is trillions of dollars, the total of GNPs is tens of trillions of dollars, and the GNP of Japan is trillions of dollars and hundreds of ...
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