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The Challenge of Large Numbers

As computer capabilities increase, mathematicianscan better characterize and manipulate gargantuan figures.Even so, some numbers can only be imagined

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 276 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “The Challenge of Large Numbers” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 276 No. 2 (), p. 74
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0297-74