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Skewes' numbers

Skewes' numbers is the plural of Skewes' number.

Meaning of Skewes' number

Noun

Skewes' number (plural Skewes' numbers)

  1. 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

Questions about Skewes' numbers

What is Skewes' numbers the plural of?
Skewes' numbers is the plural of Skewes' number.

Words near Skewes' numbers in the dictionary

  1. skewerings
  2. skewerlike
  3. skewers
  4. Skewes
  5. Skewes' number
  6. Skewes' numbers
  7. Skeweses
  8. skewest
  9. skewfield
  10. skewfields
  11. skewiff

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