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Shortest Long Number (Posted on 2004-04-15)

What is the smallest positive integer that cannot be defined in less than twenty-five syllables?

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A (good?) reference

| Comment 25 of 49 |

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/CDMTCS/chaitin/unm2.html

is an online article on Berry's paradox and related topics. Some of you should be able to follow it, although I must admit that it is rather over my head.

Posted by Richard on 2004-04-15 22:40:27

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