Sorry to be so ignorant but what is 3^^^3? Google yielded no satisfactory results…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_arrow
TheOtherDave’s other comment summed up what it means practically. Also, see http://lesswrong.com/lw/kn/torture_vs_dust_specks/.
Ah thank you, that clarifies things greatly! Up-voted for the technical explanation.
A number so ridiculously big that 3^^^3 * X can be assumed to be bigger than Y for pretty much any values of X and Y.
Sorry to be so ignorant but what is 3^^^3? Google yielded no satisfactory results…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_arrow
TheOtherDave’s other comment summed up what it means practically. Also, see http://lesswrong.com/lw/kn/torture_vs_dust_specks/.
Ah thank you, that clarifies things greatly! Up-voted for the technical explanation.
A number so ridiculously big that 3^^^3 * X can be assumed to be bigger than Y for pretty much any values of X and Y.