54: Oodles (Large Numbers)
Breaking Math Podcast
English - December 21, 2020 20:16 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★ - 316 ratingsMathematics Science math mathematics computer science a.i. machine learning physics science nerdy linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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There are a lot of things in the universe, but no matter how you break them down, you will still have far fewer particles than even some of the smaller of what we're calling the 'very large numbers'. Many people have a fascination with these numbers, and perhaps it is because their sheer scale can boggle the mind. So what numbers can be called 'large'? When are they useful? And what is the Ackermann function? All of this and more on this episode of Breaking Math
[Featuring: Sofía Baca; Diane Baca]
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