googolplex

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Numeral — The number ten raised to the power of a googol, written as 10 to the power of 10 to the power of 100.

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a googolplex of larger than a googolplex the number googolplex

It belongs mainly to popular maths writing and casual talk about very large numbers, rather than formal mathematics.

Etymology

Formed from googol, itself a coined number name, with the suffix -plex. The word was coined in 1920 by the young American Milton Sirotta, nephew of the mathematician Edward Kasner, and first appeared in print in the 1940 book Mathematics and the Imagination.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a googolplex?

It is the number ten to the power of a googol, an almost unimaginably large figure.

Who invented the word googolplex?

It was coined in 1920 by Milton Sirotta, the young nephew of mathematician Edward Kasner.

Is a googolplex bigger than a googol?

Yes, a googolplex is vastly larger, since it raises ten to the power of a googol rather than to the power of 100.

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