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Define the word two-to-the-N

"two-to-the-N" jargon "Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)"

two-to-the-N quant. An amount much larger than N but smaller than
   infinity. "I have 2-to-the-N things to do before I can go out for
   lunch" means you probably won't show up.

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"twotothen" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

two-to-the-N
     
        An amount much larger than N but smaller than infinity.
        "I have 2-to-the-N things to do before I can go out for lunch"
        means you probably won't show up.
     
        Numbers of the form two-to-the-N are very important in
        computing because they represent the value of bit N of a
        binary number (counting from 0) and the number of things you
        can count with an N bit number.
     
        [Jargon File]
     
        (1994-12-06)