googolplex

American

[goo-gawl-pleks, -gol-, -guhl-] / ˈgu gɔlˌplɛks, -gɒl-, -gəl- /

noun

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

googolplex British

/ ˈɡuːɡɒlˌplɛks, -ɡəl- /

noun

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

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googolplex Scientific

/ go̅o̅′gôl-plĕks′ /

The number 10 raised to the power googol, written out as the numeral 1 followed by a googol (10 ¹⁰⁰) of zeros.

Etymology

Origin of googolplex

First recorded in 1935–40; googol + -plex

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googolplex

A googolplex is 10 raised to the googol power, so it has approximately a googol digits.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2014

Austin Thinking up the googolplex May be mankind's biggest blunder.

From Time Magazine Archive

And a googolplex is a googol to the googol power!

From Time Magazine Archive

And moviegoers should hie out to some triplex or googolplex and see how ravishing movies used to be.

From Time Magazine Archive

If a googol seems large, consider a googolplex.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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