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'''Fictional googology''' ('''FG''') is the act of naming or coming up with fictional numbers (e.g. "Airfinity", "30 Bigillion"). It is near-universally stigmatized by OWOT's userbase, but is common and widely accepted on [[TextWall]]. People who engage in fictional googology are called '''fictional googologists''' ('''FGers'''). | '''Fictional googology''' ('''FG''') is the act of naming or coming up with fictional numbers (e.g. "Airfinity", "30 Bigillion"). It is near-universally stigmatized by OWOT's userbase, but is common and widely accepted on [[TextWall]]. People who engage in fictional googology are called '''fictional googologists''' ('''FGers'''). | ||
Fictional googology is generally supposed to be an offshoot of standard/real googology, but it strays so far from actual mathematics that it fits more into the category of "art projects" than actual math. It's only real use is typically entertainment. | |||
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