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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", "Tameuina Tasiaon"). 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 (the mathematical study of large numbers), 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 for children. | Fictional googology is generally supposed to be an offshoot of standard/real googology (the mathematical study of large numbers), 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 for children. | ||