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- [goo-gawl, -gol, -guh l]
- /ˈgu gɔl, -gɒl, -gəl/
- /ɡˈuːɡɒl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goo-gawl, -gol, -guh l]
- /ˈgu gɔl, -gɒl, -gəl/
Definitions of googol word
- noun googol a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10 100 . 1
- noun googol (cardinal) The number 10100, written as 1 followed by 100 zeros. 1
- noun googol 10 to the power of 100 1
- noun Definition of googol in Technology (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. 1
- noun googol the number represented as one followed by 100 zeros (10100) 0
- noun googol the number 1 followed by 100 zeros; 10100 0
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Origin of googol
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; introduced by U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner (1878-1955), whose nine-year-old nephew allegedly invented it
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Parts of speech for Googol
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googol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
googol usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for googol
noun googol
- sum — the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.
- total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
- digit — a finger or toe.
Antonyms for googol
noun googol
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
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