Does a symbol exist to depict an arbitrarily large, finite number?
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2Of course, $x$. – gukoff Mar 09 '13 at 05:40
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1I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "arbitrarily large" here, but I like to use $N$ for large integers. – Trevor Wilson Mar 09 '13 at 05:40
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13What about $\Huge N$? – André Nicolas Mar 09 '13 at 05:42
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$\varepsilon$. $ $ – Did Mar 09 '13 at 08:50
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1You mean $1/\varepsilon$ ? – us2012 Mar 09 '13 at 09:45
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Symbols (like $\pi$) are used to denote fixed values, while "arbitrarily large" by its very nature is not fixed. It might, for example appear in an existential quantifier as in $\exists N > n \dots$ (read, "there exists a number $N$ greater than $n$ such that $\dots$").
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It is common in number theory to write $c \gg 1$ to mean that $c$ is a sufficiently large (but finite) constant. The $\gg$ notation is Vinogradov's Notation.
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