googolplex

American  

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

noun

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

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googolplex British  

/ ˈɡuːɡɒlˌplɛks, -ɡəl- /

noun

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

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googolplex Scientific  

/ go̅o̅′gôl-plĕks′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of googolplex

First recorded in 1935–40; googol + -plex

Example Sentences

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

From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2014

And a googolplex is a googol to the googol power!

From Time Magazine Archive

With major Rembrandts bringing up to $4,448 per sq. in. at public auction, the odds against finding one at bargain-basement prices is�well�something like the nth power of a googolplex.

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

Because it was starting to get dark, and because the streets were crowded, I bumped into a googolplex people.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer