googolplex

noun

goo·​gol·​plex ˈgü-ˌgȯl-ˌpleks How to pronounce googolplex (audio)
: the figure 10 to the power of googol equal to {latex}10^{googol}{/latex} or {latex}10^{10^{100}}{/latex}

Examples of googolplex in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Perusing this book will leave readers with awe, enough fun facts for many cocktail parties, and a deep appreciation for mathematicians like Padilla who can explain how understanding a googolplex leads us to the existence of doppelgängers. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 16 June 2022 A googolplex is written as a 1 followed by a googol zeros. WIRED, 16 May 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of googolplex was in 1937

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“Googolplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/googolplex. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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