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Meaning of GOOGOL

Pronunciation:  'googâl

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 Definition: [n]  a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
 
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 See Also: cardinal, cardinal number

 

 

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 Definition: 

The number represented in base-ten by a one with a hundred zeroes after it.

According to Webster's Dictionary, the name was coined in 1938 by Milton Sirotta, the nine-year-old nephew of American mathematician, Edward Kasner.

See also googolplex.

 
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 Related Terms: astronomical number, billion, decillion, duodecillion, googolplex, infinitude, infinity, jillion, large number, nonillion, novemdecillion, octillion, octodecillion, quadrillion, quattuordecillion, quindecillion, quintillion, septillion, sexdecillion, sextillion, tredecillion, trillion, undecillion, vigintillion, zillion
 

 

 

 

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