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One Hundred Quinsexagintillion is also call gargoogol (10^200

Gargoogol has 200 Zeros 77.100.228.242 (talk) 19:35, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This number is documented on several wikis such as Fandom, but as user-contributed content it may not be a sufficiently reliable source to support inclusion in the article. Certes (talk) 21:46, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ten Billion is also call diosge

Disoge has 10 zeros 77.100.228.242 (talk) 19:36, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Does any reliable source use this term? Certes (talk) 21:38, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Me,an editor, could not find any source that uses the term "diosge". Number Numismatist (talk) 12:44, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Largest number

I feel like the largest (well defined) number should be mentioned here. The largest number that has been created that isn't explicitly ill defined is the Large Number Garden Number (https://googology.fandom.com/wiki/Large_Number_Garden_Number?so=search). While it is incredibly complicated and useless, it should be put here I think. Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 20:26, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fandom sites do not come close to meeting WP:RS guidelines. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:43, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry. Still I think it should be mentioned. I don't know another source that describes it, although it was first described in a blog post which probably isn't a good source either. Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 15:51, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, it shouldn't. And besides, even the page you linked doesn't say largest...it says largest under some vague, subjective conditions. Also "explicitly ill defined" doesn't even make any sense. Also also, "garden number plus 1", ner ner. 35.139.154.158 (talk) 16:00, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

that is a salad number, and doesn't count Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 17:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It also hasn't been verified if it is ill defined, but nothing wrong with it has been found yet. Other numbers that are bigger either have some big hole in their definitions, a vague outline of a number, just 'LNGN+1' or infinite. Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 17:20, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It says 'largest well defined number that isn't a salad number', which I would say isn't very subjective or vague Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 17:22, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We will not be adding fandom numbers (or anything else sourced to fandom sites), period, regardless of what you think. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:39, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I suppose so, sorry. Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 20:53, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose the original blog post isn't a good source either lol Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 20:54, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair the blog post is the original source Kargenumbergardennumber (talk) 20:59, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:USERG has the answer you are looking for ("no"). OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:12, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Billiard, Trilliard missing in the Standard dictionaly number table

At least in Sweden, but afaik in Denmark and Norway also, there are words "Biljard" or "Billiard", and "Triljard" or "Trilliard" for ten to the power of 15, and 10 to the power of 21 respectively as standard names. These names are described in the table "number names generated by the system described by Conway and Guy for the short and long scales.", but they are also commonly used.

It's a table of current usage in English, as given in current dictionaries. You can read about milliard etc. elsewhere (esp. in Long and short scales), but they do not belong in this table.Nø (talk) 11:14, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extension of dictionary numbers.

It's either misnomer or spelling error, but I believe the prefix deci means tenth, while deca means ten. So, it should be decacentillion for 1E+333.

If it's spelling, please correct, or if it's supposed to be deca while being nomered deci, well, it's a mathmatical thing.

deca = 10, cent=100 => 110 => 1E+(3x110 + 3) => 1E+333. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.45.33.122 (talk) 08:27, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is this article about?

This article seems to lack focus WRT topic. It talks about numbering systems: long and short scales, Indian numbering system and Indefinite and fictitious numbers. Describes where the systems are used and when. If this is about large number names, then there is so much distracting info here I can't find the signal for the noise.

Also, how is the topic different from large numbers? Stevebroshar (talk) 12:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What's a standard dictionary?

The section Standard dictionary numbers is confusing. What's a standard dictionary? I don't think that's a thing. The section seems to be about what's in various (not what I'd call standard) dictionaries. Thing is, in what way is this information interesting and notable? To me, it's a big who cares; so much noise. Was going to propose removing the Authorties columns. but no, this article is about names. The relevant info is that the long scale has one additional word (milliard) and all the sizes bigger than million differ in size. Ax the table. This table might make sense in long and short scales. Stevebroshar (talk) 12:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]