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Definition of googol noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

googol

noun
 
/ˈɡuːɡɒl/
 
/ˈɡuːɡɔːl/
(mathematics)
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  1. the number 10100, or 1 followed by 100 zeros
    Word Origin1940s: said to have been coined by the nine-year-old nephew of E. Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician, at Kasner's request.
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