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  2. 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 ...

  3. Large numbers - Wikipedia

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    Large numbers, far beyond those encountered in everyday life—such as simple counting or financial transactions—play a crucial role in various domains.These expansive quantities appear prominently in mathematics, cosmology, cryptography, and statistical mechanics.

  4. Category:Large numbers - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. History of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    Far larger finite numbers than any of these occur in modern mathematics. For instance, Graham's number is too large to reasonably express using exponentiation or even tetration. 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 ...

  6. List of types of numbers - Wikipedia

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    Computable number: A real number whose digits can be computed by some algorithm. Period: A number which can be computed as the integral of some algebraic function over an algebraic domain. Definable number: A real number that can be defined uniquely using a first-order formula with one free variable in the language of set theory.

  7. List of numbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    A list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). Topics include powers of ten, notable integers, prime and cardinal numbers, and the myriad system.

  8. Indefinite and fictitious numbers - Wikipedia

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    List of humorous units of measurement – Unconventional units of measurement intended as humor; Large numbersNumbers significantly larger than those used regularly; Names of large numbers; Unobtainium – Rare or fictional material; Not a number – Value for unrepresentable data

  9. Big numbers - Wikipedia

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    Big numbers may refer to: Large numbers , numbers that are significantly larger than those ordinarily used in everyday life Arbitrary-precision arithmetic , also called bignum arithmetic