English Explanatory Dictionary

googolplex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The number 10^(10¹⁰⁰) or 10^( text )googol, ten to the power of a googol.
  2. A countable number.
  3. An infinitesimally small portion of land, defined for legal purposes.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡuːɡəlplɛks/ /ˈɡuːɡɒl-/ /ˈɡuɡəlplɛks/ /ˈɡuɡɑl-/ en-au-googolplex.ogg

Word forms

googolplex googolplexes googleplex

Etymology

From googol + -plex, coined by American mathematician Milton Sirotta in 1920 who was then the young nephew of mathematician Edward Kasner. First published and defined in the book Mathematics and the Imagination (1940).

Related words

googol googolth googolplexian Googleplex

Derived words

Googleplex googolplexian googolplexplex googolplexth
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