I thought that I was good at Math

dropCGCF · 02-24-2005, 10:16 PM

I just find it interesting that numbers somewhere in the universe make a googolplex look like a drop of water in an ocean.

Isn't it odd how numbers never end?

Typhoid · 02-24-2005, 11:04 PM

But then....

whats after a googolplex?

You have to think, if Numbers never end, why are there not a never ending stream of words for the neverending numbers?

dropCGCF · 02-24-2005, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

But then....

whats after a googolplex?

You have to think, if Numbers never end, why are there not a never ending stream of words for the neverending numbers?

It's called "infinite".

Typhoid · 02-24-2005, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dropCGCF

It's called "infinite".

Then why stop at "Googolplex"?

Why that one?

Why not stop at Googol? Or Billion? Or Trillion?

Crash · 02-24-2005, 11:18 PM

This is crashette: Does anyone know if their are any trillionaires in the world, I mean we have people like Bill gates who are billionaires.......

Blackmane · 02-24-2005, 11:24 PM

No, I think the richest person in the world is worth like 100 billion. I think it's the CEO of WalMart

The Germanator · 02-24-2005, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Crash

This is crashette: Does anyone know if their are any trillionaires in the world, I mean we have people like Bill gates who are billionaires.......

Nah, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world and he is only worth 40 Billion or so. Obviously a lot, but the only things that have trillions of dollars are entire countries/governments.

GameMaster · 02-25-2005, 01:54 AM

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Nah, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world and he is only worth 40 Billion or so. Obviously a lot, but the only things that have trillions of dollars are entire countries/governments.

Last year, a classmate said that the founder/owner of Ikea surpassed Gates wealth. Since he's from Sweden, maybe it comes out to be less when you convert it?

Jonbo298 · 02-24-2005, 11:26 PM

Someday a Googolplex will mean something

KillerGremlin · 02-24-2005, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dropCGCF

It's called "infinite".

Please......inifinity is a concept, not a number.

For any number with more then 100 consecutive zeros, you would just use scientific notations. 1x10E100 and so forth. Infinity can't be described in terms of numbers, because infinity is a concept, not an actual number. Infinity has a name, it is infinity.

I mean, consider that there are more infinite numbers between 0 and 1 then between 1 and infinity. Crazy stuff.

dropCGCF · 02-25-2005, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I mean, consider that there are more infinite numbers between 0 and 1 then between 1 and infinity. Crazy stuff.

There are a set number of definite numbers between 0 and 1.

Typhoid · 02-25-2005, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dropCGCF

There are a set number of definite numbers between 0 and 1.

No, there isnt.

You can break the decimals down into forever.

No matter how long you go, each number can still be a 9, and it wouldnt technically be a whole number yet.

There are the same amount of numbers inbetween each number, than there are in existance.

I think that made sense. *crosses fingers*

KillerGremlin · 02-25-2005, 01:51 AM

Yeah, Typhoid has it down. Think about it.

0 and 1
0, .5, 1
0, .5, .25, 1
0, .5, .25, .125, 1

The series goes on infinitely. You can break it down however you want, there is an infinite set of numbers between 0 and 1.

Edit: I'm not sure about the last part of your post though. If I recall, there are more numbers between 0 and 1 then there are between 0 and infinity, but I don't know what type of numbers were being used, ie. real numbers, ect.

I'm going to consult google and get back to this thread.