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Circle Notation

A Notation for Large Numbers due to Steinhaus (1983) in which \BoxedEPSF{ncirc.epsf} is defined in terms of Steinhaus-Moser Notation as $n$ in $n$ Squares. The particular number known as the Mega is then defined as follows.

\begin{figure}\begin{center}\BoxedEPSF{Mega.epsf}\end{center}\end{figure}

See also Mega, Megistron, Steinhaus-Moser Notation


References

Steinhaus, H. Mathematical Snapshots, 3rd American ed. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 28-29, 1983.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26