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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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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 is a word for one hundred zeros?
googol
Who came up with the word googol?
Milton Sirotta.
What is the word for number 1 followed by 100 zeros?
A googol.
What are the numbers higher than googol?
googol and one, googol and two, googol and three...
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