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googol

/ˈɡuːɡəl/ noun · British & US
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What does googol mean?

noun

A very large number, equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros. It was coined by Milton Sirotta, the nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner.

Example

"The number of grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth is a mere googol compared to the number of stars in the universe."

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