You can use the digits 1,2,and 3 once only and any mathematical symbols you are aware of, but no symbol is to be used more than once. The challenge is to see if you can make the largest numbers.

Here are some numbers to set the ball rolling: 321, 21to the third power, (3/.1)to the second power.

(levik: I guess this is more of a competition)

I think there's a number out there something to do with graph theory that holds the world record for being the largest number ever used in a meaningful calculation. Whatever it's called (Grahams Number I think), it used a new symbol to somehow represent nested powers. At a glance I'd say it's possible to vastly increase the size of the best solution given by Nick Reed using the symbol. Whatever it is and however it works.

Peace,

Rawlyn.

Posted by Rawlyn on 2004-02-24 16:39:43