"Gabriel Genellina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Which is the largest number that can be written with only 3 > digits?" Some people stop at 999, others try 99**9 and 9**99, and > the winner is 9**9**9
Since exponentiation is (I think?) the highest-order function we understand for writing *only* digits on the page, then yes, your answer is right, if no other mathematical notation is allowed. Since others seem to be reading "only 3 digits" as "3 digits plus other well-defined mathematical notation", here's the best answer given those criteria: <URL:http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html> -- \ "I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a | `\ full house and four people died." -- Steven Wright | _o__) | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list