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googol

[ goo-gawl, -gol, -guhl ]

noun

  1. a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10 100 .


googol

/ ˈɡuːɡɒl; -ɡəl /

noun

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

/ go̅o̅gôl′,go̅o̅gəl /

  1. 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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