# Which number is bigger?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305 "2025-09-22T17:36:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305/1 "2025-09-22T17:36:36Z")

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I include a link to a Reddit post since it is more elegant then I can generate.

> **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/1nnhw5y/request_whats_the_correct_answer/#lightbox)**

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305/2 "2025-09-22T17:54:50Z")

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For those that don’t want to click on the Reddit link, this is the question:

Which is bigger 3.14^\pi or \pi^{3.14} ?

FWIW, the stickied comment in the Reddit thread gives a detailed answer.

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305/3 "2025-09-22T17:54:58Z")

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What is the question? They are not lying to you that the first number is bigger.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305/4 "2025-09-22T18:25:39Z")

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Huh, thanks for sharing that. I had no idea about Euler’s number and how that affects exponents.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305/5 "2025-09-22T20:12:00Z")

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-number-is-bigger/1023305/6 "2025-09-22T20:13:07Z")

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[Moderating]  
What’s the point in linking to both the question and the answer on another forum? If you have something more detailed to ask about this question, you need to make that your OP.