Inspired by the Graham's thread, and this "game" I read about below..
Instead of 15 seconds though let's have a max of 30 characters--any full English word is valid, which is to say no abbreviations (e.g. no Grm's #...but Graham's # is), so long as it makes sense. But then 10^80 takes up less characters than "Graham's number", and 9^999999999999 is a lot bigger anyhow with the same # of chars.
A character would count as anything you have to type out, whether it be a space or symbol--^ counts as a char even if you can write out the same thing without one, and AT doesn't allow superscripts, unless you want to use ² or something.
My entry:
9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^99
You have fifteen seconds. Using standard math notation, English words, or both, name a single whole number?not an infinity?on a blank index card. Be precise enough for any reasonable modern mathematician to determine exactly what number you?ve named, by consulting only your card and, if necessary, the published literature.
So contestants can?t say "the number of sand grains in the Sahara," because sand drifts in and out of the Sahara regularly. Nor can they say "my opponent?s number plus one," or "the biggest number anyone?s ever thought of plus one"?again, these are ill-defined, given what our reasonable mathematician has available. Within the rules, the contestant who names the bigger number wins.
Instead of 15 seconds though let's have a max of 30 characters--any full English word is valid, which is to say no abbreviations (e.g. no Grm's #...but Graham's # is), so long as it makes sense. But then 10^80 takes up less characters than "Graham's number", and 9^999999999999 is a lot bigger anyhow with the same # of chars.
A character would count as anything you have to type out, whether it be a space or symbol--^ counts as a char even if you can write out the same thing without one, and AT doesn't allow superscripts, unless you want to use ² or something.
My entry:
9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^9^99