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googol

[ goo-gawl, -gol, -guhl ]
/ ˈgu gɔl, -gɒl, -gəl /
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noun
a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10100.
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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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH googol

goggle, Google, googol

Words nearby googol

google-bombing, Google Glass, googlewhack, googly, googly-eyed, googol, googolplex, goo-goo, gook, Goolagong, Goolagong Cawley
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Words related to googol

figure, statistic, sum, total, cardinal, character, cipher, count, decimal, denominator, digit, emblem, folio, fraction, integer, numeral, numerator, ordinal, prime, representation

British Dictionary definitions for googol

googol
/ (ˈɡuːɡɒl, -ɡəl) /
noun
the number represented as one followed by 100 zeros (10 100)

Word Origin for googol

C20: coined by E. Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician
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Scientific definitions for googol

googol
[ gōō′gôl′, gōō′gəl ]
The number 10 raised to the 100th power (10100), written out as 1 followed by 100 zeros.
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