Skewes' number
Skewes' number noun: any of several extremely large numbers used as upper bounds for the smallest natural number x for which π(x)> operatorname li(x), where π is the prime-counting function and li is the logarithmic integral function. These bounds have since been improved by others.
Noun
Skewes' number (plural Skewes' numbers)
- Any of several extremely large numbers used as upper bounds for the smallest natural number x for which π(x)> operatorname li(x), where π is the prime-counting function and li is the logarithmic integral function. These bounds have since been improved by others.
- With this extension, the number system exceeds a number of previously-named giants, such as Archimedes' largest number, Kasner's googolplex, Skewes' number and Candelaria's googoltriplex.1976, Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics, volumes 9-10, A. Ross Eckler, page 178
Forms of Skewes' number
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Origin of Skewes' number
Named after South African mathematician Stanley Skewes.
Questions about Skewes' number
- What does Skewes' number mean?
- Skewes' number means any of several extremely large numbers used as upper bounds for the smallest natural number x for which π(x)> operatorname li(x), where π is the prime-counting function and li is the logarithmic integral function. These bounds have since been improved by others.
- What part of speech is Skewes' number?
- Skewes' number is a noun.
- What is the plural of Skewes' number?
- The plural of Skewes' number is Skewes' numbers.
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