googolplex

[ goo-gawl-pleks, -gol-, -guhl- ]

noun
  1. a number that is equal to 1 followed by a googol of zeros and expressed as .

Origin of googolplex

1
First recorded in 1935–40; googol + -plex

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British Dictionary definitions for googolplex

googolplex

/ (ˈɡuːɡɒlˌplɛks, əl-) /


noun
  1. the number represented as one followed by a googol (10 100) of zeros

Origin of googolplex

1
C20: from googol + (du) plex

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Scientific definitions for googolplex

googolplex

[ gōōgôl-plĕks′ ]


  1. The number 10 raised to the power googol, written out as the numeral 1 followed by a googol (10100) of zeros.

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