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# Deedlit11

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• ## Ordinal Notations VII: Indescribables

September 29, 2017 by Deedlit11

Was going to whip this out, then realized that I needed more preparation. :P

• ## My humble extension of FOOT

December 22, 2016 by Deedlit11

Welp, other people have gotten into trying to beat FOOT, so I figured I might as well try my hand at it.

With a decided lack of originality, I've decided to name my system FOFT (First Order Functional Theory). As the name suggests, the fundamental new objects are functionals on ordinals. Functionals are defined as follows:

Let $$F_\alpha$$ denote the set of $$\alpha$$-functionals.

A 0-functional is just an ordinal.

• ## Problems for the Second International Googological Olympiad

March 4, 2015 by Deedlit11

Welcome to the Second International Googological Olympiad! Rules are as follows:

• There are 5 questions and a bonus question, worth a total of 50 points.
• Contest ends at 23:59 PST on April 12, 2015.
• Solutions are to be mailed to my e-mail address. It is an account at hotmail.com, and the user name is my name (Royce Peng).
• If anyone needs clarification, please bring it up in the comments. However, please do not spoil any question by giving away the answer or saying something that gives insight into solving the problem. If you cannot do so, or are not sure whether your comment will be a spoiler for the problem, please e-mail me with your question instead.
• Please do not discuss the problems with each other before the due date.
• I will try to respond …
• ## Preparation for the next Googological Olympiad

February 28, 2015 by Deedlit11

So, I'm thinking of starting the next Googological Olympiad shortly, and I was wondering whether people had any comments regarding how it should be administered.

How long should I run it for?

Should I give immediate feedback, or wait until the competition is over?

If I give feedback, should I allow resubmission of solutions?

I was thinking of varying the number of points each question is worth. Is this a good or bad idea?