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Old 09-19-2005   #101 (permalink)
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987?

Or is it zyx?


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no, and you can repeat the same number (HINT: it is not 999)


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MMM.......................M=1000 in Roman numerals


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Base ten...

Needs to be base ten he said...

I was wondering if Roman Numerals qualified though...


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How do you get a USC football graduate off your front porch...???


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I know you're looking for another answer, but everyone who ever went to a Pac-10 school knows this one:

...you wave your American Express card at him!

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common guys.. the largest no. from using three digits (in ordinary base 10 - nonroman numerals) is --> 9^9^9!!


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common guys.. the largest no. from using three digits (in ordinary base 10 - nonroman numerals) is --> !!
I can beat that by adding three characters: --> 9!^9!^9! !!!

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yup that would definetly do it... quick question what kind of calculators do you guys use? I have a Texus Instruments TI-83, and it only does numbers up to 9.99 x 10^99 which is no good for these kind of calculations


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I have calc.exe


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