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How does $\ln(x)^{\ln(x)}$ behave? Can it be shown to be theta to any simpler, more familiar function? (polynomial, exponential, log-linear)?

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For $x>1$,

$$(\ln x)^{\ln x}=e^{\ln x\ln\ln x}=x^{\ln\ln x}$$

so it is greater than every polynomial, but lesser than every exponential.

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