googol
[goo-gawl, -gol, -guh l]
noun
a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10100.
Origin of googol
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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noun
Word Origin for googol
C20: coined by E. Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician
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googol
[gōō′gôl′, gōō′gəl]
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