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)

googol

/ go̅o̅′gôl′,go̅o̅′gəl /

1. The number 10 raised to the 100th power (10 ¹⁰⁰), written out as 1 followed by 100 zeros.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of googol¹

C20: coined by E. Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician

Related Words

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