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Kevin Wampler wrote:
> Mueen Nawaz wrote:
>> Didn't look that up, but the first Skewes number was once believed
>> to be the largest number ever used in a proof (or for anywhere useful?):
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewes_number
>
> I believe that Graham's number is (significantly!) larger still and
> first appeared as a bound in a proof. Hilariously, the lower bound was 6.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number
Wow. Mind-bogglingly wow.
Well, at least I wasn't wrong - Skewes number appeared first.
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