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> Depends on what you mean by “expressed” I'll have to think about this. I want a very physical meaning of the term using values rather than references. One wh
by spacebanana7 3y ago
> Depends on what you mean by “expressed”
I'll have to think about this. I want a very physical meaning of the term using values rather than references. One where the largest number that can be expressed using up/down fingers with two hands is 1024, not a sign language reference to a googolplex.
- ruined 3y agoall expression is reference
- carapace 3y agoYou might enjoy: "Measuring the intelligence of an idealized mechanical knowing agent" https://philpapers.org/archive/ALEMTI-2.pdf https://philpapers.org/archive/ALEMTI-2.pdf "Intuitive Ordinal Notations" https://github.com/semitrivial/IONs https://github.com/semitrivial/IONs
- bee_rider 3y agoIf you are OK with a sum constants times powers of two, would you be ok with other hyperoperations on two? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperoperation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperoperation I wonder if it would be helpful to restrict the question a bit, maybe something like: what is the largest number for which the number, and also all smaller magnitude integers, can be expressed.