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Who came up with the word googol?
Milton Sirotta.
What is a googol?
A googol is a 1 with 100 zeroes after it. Basically, it's this 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 10100. Googol History and facts... In 1938, mathematician Edward Kasner wanted to show his students that a number could be fantastically large - so big that it would boggle your mind- and still not reach anywhere near infinity. His number ended up being a 1 with a 100 zeros after it. Since it needed a name, he asked his nine-year-old nephew what it should be. Milton realized that a enormous number should have a silly name. The winner was googol. BTW, there's a number thats called a googolplex. Thats a 1 with a googol zeros after it. AMAZING, RIGHT?
How many 0's are there in googelplex?
Well a googol is a 1 in front of 100 zeros.Therefore a googolplex is 1 in front of a googol amount of zeros.If we were to write it out it would take up aprox. the whole universe.
Can you count up to googol?
Of course. You wouldn't want to, though, as it would take millions of years.
What is a name for a number with a 1 followed by 101 zeros?
Oh honey, that's a big number! It's called a "googol." Yes, you heard me right, a googol. And no, I didn't make that up - it's actually a real mathematical term. So next time you need a name for a ridiculously large number, just remember, it's a googol.
