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googol
[ goo-gawl, -gol, -guhl ]
noun
- a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10 100 .
googol
/ ˈɡuːɡɒl; -ɡəl /
noun
- the number represented as one followed by 100 zeros (10 100)
googol
/ go̅o̅′gôl′,go̅o̅′gəl /
- The number 10 raised to the 100th power (10 100), written out as 1 followed by 100 zeros.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of googol1
First recorded in 1935–40; introduced by U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner (1878–1955), whose nine-year-old nephew allegedly invented it
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Word History and Origins
Origin of googol1
C20: coined by E. Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician
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