Objection. ;-)
Not fair, 9^9 is not a number. It's an equation, the result of which is a number. The original question called for the largest number using 2 digits. Obvious answer is 99. :)
It can actually get worse, because the question doesn't even specify a base ( we assumed decimal )! :-)
I can choose numbers to the base X ( where X is any positive whole number say, but even that is not necessary ), then take the highest single digit in that base ( whatever symbol represents X - 1 ) then use two of those in some combination! This does not have any upper limit ..... but I'll stop being a smart alec now :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
An archeologist claims he found some gold coins dated 46 B.C. Do you believe him?
Yes, I believe him. Gold coins were struck as far back as 750-700 BC.
The first gold coins initially were pieces that were picked out of river beds and struck with the symbol of a lion denoting a royal authority.
Also it was important for trade that the weight was approx the same for each struck coin.
that being the case, they were initially not pure gold, but an amalgam of gold and silver we now call "electrum" since they were yet to be refined. That came about 50-100 years later.
RE: Objection. ;-) Not
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It can actually get worse, because the question doesn't even specify a base ( we assumed decimal )! :-)
I can choose numbers to the base X ( where X is any positive whole number say, but even that is not necessary ), then take the highest single digit in that base ( whatever symbol represents X - 1 ) then use two of those in some combination! This does not have any upper limit ..... but I'll stop being a smart alec now :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: ..... but I'll stop
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Ha ha. You and me, both! :)
Cheeky! This is
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Cheeky!
This is straight-forward. Just TWO DIGITS, each between 1 and 9.......
Is 9 between 1 and 9 ??
I'll take a bit more care
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I'll take a bit more care next time I ask a question!!!
RE: I'll take a bit more
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Yes John, you should be feeling non-plussed or is that -+'d?
An archeologist claims he
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An archeologist claims he found some gold coins dated 46 B.C. Do you believe him?
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No.
Michael
Team Linux Users Everywhere
RE: An archeologist claims
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Yes, but only if he was excavating in British Columbia after 1946.
46 BC trivia In 153 BC the
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46 BC trivia
In 153 BC the Romans set the new year as January 1st, but set it at 355 days.
A bit later they reverted back to celebrating the new year in March.
Finally in 46 BC Julius Caesar created the the Julian Calendar and the new year was to fall on January 1st again and last 365 days.
Unfortunately the calendar was out of sync and an extra 90 days were added to 46 BC making it the longest year ever clocking in at 445 days.
RE: An archeologist claims
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Yes, I believe him. Gold coins were struck as far back as 750-700 BC.
The first gold coins initially were pieces that were picked out of river beds and struck with the symbol of a lion denoting a royal authority.
Also it was important for trade that the weight was approx the same for each struck coin.
that being the case, they were initially not pure gold, but an amalgam of gold and silver we now call "electrum" since they were yet to be refined. That came about 50-100 years later.