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goo⋅gol

  [goo-gawl, -gol, -guhl]
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–noun
a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10100.
Origin:
1935–40; introduced by U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner (1878–1955), whose nine-year-old nephew allegedly invented it
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goo·gol   (gōō'gôl', -gəl)   
n.  The number 10 raised to the power 100 (10100), written out as the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros.

[Coined at the age of nine by Milton Sirotta, nephew of Edward Kasner (1878-1955), American mathematician.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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googol 
coined 1940, supposedly by the 9-year-old nephew (who is not named in any of the stories) of U.S. mathematician Edward Kasmer, when asked for a name for an enormous number. Perhaps influenced by comic strip character Barney Google.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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googol   (g'gôl', g'gəl)  Pronunciation Key 
The number 10 raised to the 100th power (10100), written out as 1 followed by 100 zeros.
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googol mathematics
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.
(2001-03-29)

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