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0 pointsvidarh9y ago0 comments

When you're dealing with numbers on the order of 10^80 to 10^170, I think you're entitled to calling that "close".

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The ratio is 10^90 which is not small. The subtractive difference rounds to 10^170. In either case, I think its fair to say that 10^170 is unimaginably larger than 10^80.

But if differences become so large we cannot imagine the differences, then we could imagine there are no differences at all, so ... psychologically/subjectively there would be no difference?

bmm6o9y ago

The comparison in question is between 10^170 and 10^160 (= 10^80 * 10^80). So "just" a factor of 10^10.

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Nevermark9y ago

The ratio is 10^90 which is not small. The subtractive difference rounds to 10^170. In either case, I think its fair to say that 10^170 is unimaginably larger than 10^80.

But if differences become so large we cannot imagine the differences, then we could imagine there are no differences at all, so ... psychologically/subjectively there would be no difference?

bmm6o9y ago

The comparison in question is between 10^170 and 10^160 (= 10^80 * 10^80). So "just" a factor of 10^10.

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