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'''Fictional googlology''' ('''FG''' or '''fg''') is the niche hobby of assigning | '''Fictional googlology''' ('''FG''' or '''fg''') is the niche hobby of assigning {{wp|Unicode|Unicode}} characters as names for fictional numbers. Fictional googology is common, as well as widely accepted, on [[TextWall]], but it faces near-universal stigmatization among OWOT's users. While fictional googology is meant to be an offshoot of {{wp|Googology|standard googology}}, it is typically regarded by OWOT's users as more of an art project that primarily serves as entertainment for children than a mathematical pursuit. People who engage in fictional googology are known as '''fictional googologists''', '''FGers''', or '''FGists'''.<!-- | ||
'''Fictional googology''' ('''FG''') is the act and hobby of naming numbers out of unicode symbols. It is hated by most users on OWOT, however it is commonplace in [[TextWall]]. Its enjoyers are called "fictional googologists", "FGers" by [[lime.owot]], and "FGists". | '''Fictional googology''' ('''FG''') is the act and hobby of naming numbers out of unicode symbols. It is hated by most users on OWOT, however it is commonplace in [[TextWall]]. Its enjoyers are called "fictional googologists", "FGers" by [[lime.owot]], and "FGists". | ||