Monday, February 4, 2008

The Largest Numbers Used

The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53 (10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest number is Tera 10**12 (10 to the power of 12)

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