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We provide various tools that give an answer to the following question: given two distinct finite tower powers
with entries at least 1 and (possibly) different heights, determine which power tower is greater than the other one.
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Gryszka, K. How to compare power towers?. Lith Math J 62, 192–206 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10986-022-09562-z
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