Mathematicians are chasing a number that may reveal the edge of maths

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Mathematicians are chasing a number that may reveal the edge of maths

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Mathematics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months ago

Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in on a number that may mark the edge of this bizarre abyss

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