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> Oh shit I read that as n^{24^n} I was like what are these kids smoking nowadays That is the standard interpretation of x^y^z. Interpreting it as (x^y)^z
by Someone 3y ago
> Oh shit I read that as n^{24^n} I was like what are these kids smoking nowadays
That is the standard interpretation of x^y^z. Interpreting it as
(x^y)^z
doesn’t make sense as that is equal to the simpler and shorter
x^(yz)
(https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1633800 https://math.stackexchange.com/a/1633800)
- jvanderbot 3y agoWell, he was saying n^24^n = (n^2)(4^n) which makes sense when rendered in latex, but not here. Clearly, I saw n^(24^n)
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