Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skewes' number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: skewes' num-ber
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several extremely large numbers used as upper bounds for the smallest natural number x for which π(x)> operatorname li(x), where π is the prime-counting function and li is the logarithmic integral function. These bounds have since been improved by others.

Example Sentences

"With this extension, the number system exceeds a number of previously-named giants, such as Archimedes' largest number, Kasner's googolplex, Skewes' number and Candelaria's googoltriplex."

Etymology

Named after South African mathematician Stanley Skewes.

Inflected Forms

Skewes' numbers (plural)

Questions

What does skewes' number mean?: Any of several extremely large numbers used as upper bounds for the smallest natural number x for which π(x)> operatorname li(x), where π is the prime-counting function and li is the logarithmic integral function. These bounds have since been improved by others.
Where does skewes' number come from?: Named after South African mathematician Stanley Skewes.

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