#2861: X Value

XKCD comic, described below.
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[A math formula is circled.]

x = 4.1083

[Caption below the panel:]

Big math news: They finally figured out the value of x.

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

The value of n is still unknown, but new results constrain it to fall between 8 and 10^500, ruling out popular 'n=1' and 'n=2' theories.

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