That isn’t correct no matter where the parentheses go: 3^^^3 isn’t 3^(3^(3^3)) or ((3^3)^3)^3.
You’re right, I misunderstood—I thought it was 3^(3^27), or 3^7625597484987, but it’s actually 3^^(3^27), or 3 to the power of itself 7625597484987 times, which is way bigger.
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That isn’t correct no matter where the parentheses go: 3^^^3 isn’t 3^(3^(3^3)) or ((3^3)^3)^3.
You’re right, I misunderstood—I thought it was 3^(3^27), or 3^7625597484987, but it’s actually 3^^(3^27), or 3 to the power of itself 7625597484987 times, which is way bigger.