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• Negation: −


• Exponentiation of two numbers: x^y


• Square root of a number: √


• Factorial: !


• Concatenation of the original digits: dd

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• Negation: −


• Exponentiation of two numbers: x^y


• Square root of a number: √


• Factorial: !


• Concatenation of the original digits: dd

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Here's a 7 digits solution:

7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1

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  That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
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  Do you mean that allowing concatenations should reduce it from 7 to 6? Or are the constraints the same in the paper you cite as in the question above?
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Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)

Some other ways I came up with:

(1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

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Here's a 7 digits solution:

7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1

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answered 32 mins ago

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  That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
  $endgroup$
  – Allan Cao
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Do you mean that allowing concatenations should reduce it from 7 to 6? Or are the constraints the same in the paper you cite as in the question above?
  $endgroup$
  – Dr Xorile
  19 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  The paper uses different rules.
  $endgroup$
  – Allan Cao
  9 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Here's a 7 digits solution:

7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1

share|improve this answer

answered 32 mins ago

Dr XorileDr Xorile

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
  $endgroup$
  – Allan Cao
  22 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Do you mean that allowing concatenations should reduce it from 7 to 6? Or are the constraints the same in the paper you cite as in the question above?
  $endgroup$
  – Dr Xorile
  19 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  The paper uses different rules.
  $endgroup$
  – Allan Cao
  9 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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$begingroup$

Here's a 7 digits solution:

7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1

share|improve this answer

answered 32 mins ago

Dr XorileDr Xorile

12.9k22569

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answered 32 mins ago

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answered 32 mins ago

Dr XorileDr Xorile

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answered 32 mins ago

Dr XorileDr Xorile

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$begingroup$

Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)

Some other ways I came up with:

(1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

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edited 34 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

simonzacksimonzack

267110

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2

$begingroup$

Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)

Some other ways I came up with:

(1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

share|improve this answer

edited 34 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

simonzacksimonzack

267110

$endgroup$

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)

Some other ways I came up with:

(1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)

(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)

share|improve this answer

edited 34 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

simonzacksimonzack

267110

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share|improve this answer

edited 34 mins ago

answered 42 mins ago

simonzacksimonzack

267110

answered 42 mins ago

simonzacksimonzack

267110

answered 42 mins ago

simonzacksimonzack

267110