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Comment by sherincall

The estimated number of atoms on earth is on the order of 1e50, which is 60 bits. If you take the 4 bits out of the 64bit address for tagging, you can still address individual atoms.

EDIT: My math is bad, see comments below.

I can unsarcastically say that no one will ever need full 64bit addresses on this planet.

parent sherincall 6 years ago

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