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MATHEMATICIANS DISCOVER LARGEST NUMBER

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steevo
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MATHEMATICIANS DISCOVER LARGEST NUMBER Feb 12, 2009 11:11:22 GMT

Post by steevo on Feb 12, 2009 11:11:22 GMT

An international mathematics research team announced today that they had discovered a new integer that surpasses any previously known value “by a totally mindblowing shitload.” Project director Yujin Xiao of Stanford University said the theoretical number, dubbed a “stimulus,” could lead to breakthroughs in fields as diverse as astrophysics, quantum mechanics, and Chicago asphalt contracting.

iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2009/02/numbers-in-the-news.html

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