Comment Comment by NooneAtAll3 > First, an upper bound would be more useful to understand BB.you can't have upper bound without breaking Turing and solving halting problem> But second, out of all large numbers, does this one give any information? The fact in itself is useless.yes, it gives info of "OMG BIG NUMBER I KNOW ABOUT, THAT'S SO COOL" quality, like all the rest of recreational mathematics :)Graham's number is simply a nice checkpoint that invites everyone to learn more about function hierarchies parent NooneAtAll3 20 days ago
you can't have upper bound without breaking Turing and solving halting problem
> But second, out of all large numbers, does this one give any information? The fact in itself is useless.
yes, it gives info of "OMG BIG NUMBER I KNOW ABOUT, THAT'S SO COOL" quality, like all the rest of recreational mathematics :)
Graham's number is simply a nice checkpoint that invites everyone to learn more about function hierarchies