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One time a man showed his son the huge number and the boy was so surprised that he said "googol!".

The boy was Milton Sirotta, aged 9, in 1938. It was popularized by Edward Kasner. See the related links for more information.

Do not confuse this with google, which is a web site and search engine.

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Where did the word Google come from?

originates from a misspelling of googol


After what digit does googol come into play?

A googol is the large number 10100, or 1 followed by 100 zeroes.Note: The spelling is googol, not google.


What word does Google Derived from?

googol


Where did the name 'Google' come from?

An accidental misspelling of a number googol, 1 googol = 1 X 10^100


Where did Google name come from?

An accidental misspelling of a number googol, 1 googol = 1 X 10^100


How is googol pronounced?

The word googol is pronounced like the search engine Google - with a stress on the first syllable.


Does the word googol have to have a capital letter?

No, the number "googol" does not need to be capitalized any more than "million" does.


What is a word for one hundred zeros?

googol


Who came up with the word googol?

Milton Sirotta.


What is a googol times a googol?

A googol is 10^100. So a googol times a googol is 10^200.


What word means a number with 100 0s?

googol


What is the word for number 1 followed by 100 zeros?

A googol.