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		threepipeproblm on Jan 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who Can Name the Biggest Number? Who can name the least integer not nameable in fewer than nineteen syllables?

SanderMak on Jan 20, 2013 [–]

Did you also read Rucker's 'Infinity and the Mind'? Contains a fascinating discussion of this problem.

threepipeproblm on Jan 21, 2013 | [–]

I just remembered a philosophy prof. mentioning it. The phrase "the least integer not nameable in fewer than nineteen syllables" is a direct quote from Berry, I think.

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