| Interesting Math History |
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What is a 'Googol' ? |
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Googol is one of the largest numbers that has ever been named. It has been defined as 1 followed by one hundred zeros.
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However, a googol can be expressed using exponents, as 10100.
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The term was coined in 1938 by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner.
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1 googol |
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= 10100
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= 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
0000000000000000
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