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Meaning of "googol" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOOGOL

Coined by E. Kasner (1878–1955), American mathematician.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOGOL

googol  [ˈɡuːɡɒl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOGOL

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Googol is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOOGOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Googol

A googol is the large number 10100; that is, the digit 1 followed by 100 zeroes: 10,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000,­000 The term was coined in 1938 by 9-year-old Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner. Kasner popularized the concept in his 1940 book Mathematics and the Imagination. Other names for googol include ten duotrigintillion on the short scale, ten thousand sexdecillion on the long scale, or ten sexdecilliard on the Peletier long scale. A googol has no particular significance in mathematics, but is useful when comparing with other very large quantities such as the number of subatomic particles in the visible universe or the number of hypothetical possibilities in a chess game. Edward Kasner used it to illustrate the difference between an unimaginably large number and infinity, and in this role it is sometimes used in teaching mathematics.

Definition of googol in the English dictionary

The definition of googol in the dictionary is the number represented as one followed by 100 zeros.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOOGOL


Algol
ˈælɡɒl
argol
ˈɑːɡɒl
Gogol
ˈɡəʊɡɒl
hypergol
ˈhaɪpəˌɡɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOGOL

goofiness
goofy
goofy-footer
goog
Google
google-bombing
Googleganger
googlewhack
googlies
googly
googolplex
gooier
gooiest
gooily
gook
gooky
gool
Goolagong
Goole
goolie

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOGOL

alcohol
Bristol
carol
col
control
cool
elementary school
espanol
high school
idol
Liverpool
middle school
mongol
patrol
pool
rigol
school
sol
symbol
tool

Synonyms and antonyms of googol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «googol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOGOL

Find out the translation of googol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of googol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «googol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固高
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

googol
570 millions of speakers

English

googol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोगोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

array(غوغل)
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гугол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

googol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

googol
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

googol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Googol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

googol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

10の100乗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Googol
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

googol
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

googol
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुगोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

googol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Googol
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

googol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гугол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

googol
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

googol
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

googol
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

googol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

googol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of googol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOGOL»

The term «googol» is normally little used and occupies the 110.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOGOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «googol» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «googol» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about googol

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOGOL»

Discover the use of googol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to googol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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G is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book
Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion.
David M. Schwartz, 1998
2
Over the Rainbow with Googol and Googolplex
Googol and Googolplex are back from space, ready to continue their scavenger hunt. Pippa and Troy are eager to help, but runaway bulls and disappearing rainbows make their task difficult. And dangerous!
Nelly Kazenbroot, 2006
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Down the Chimney with Googol and Googolplex
Googol and Googolplex are on a mission to learn about Earth by collecting a number of items including a blackbird’s song, snowballs and a chocolate bar.
Nelly Kazenbroot, 2004
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Under the Sea with Googol and Googolplex
Googol and Googolplex have come back to earth to continue their scavenger hunt.
Nelly Kazenbroot, 2005
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Can You Count to a Googol?
Yes, a Googol Is a Real Number! One day in the late 1930s, Dr. Edward Kasner, an American mathematician, wrote down a number with 100 zeros. He didn't know what to call it, so he asked his nine-year-old nephew, Milton, to give it a name.
Robert E Wells, 2014
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Googol the Great:
in a manner similar to what happened when the key string that set up Googol's therapy sessions was invoked. But EI could only be spoken by the Ugarian in need. EI mode began to take over when Googol uttered the phrase, “Logic System, ...
H.W. Moss, 2014
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Wonders of Numbers: Adventures in Mathematics, Mind, and Meaning
Here is a potpourri of common and unusual number theory problems of varying difficulty--each presented in brief chapters that convey to readers the essence of the problem rather than its extraneous history.
Clifford A. Pickover, 2001
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The Professor Googol Flying Time Machine and Atomic Space ...
Introduces the basic principles of number theory in cartoon format.
Sam Valenza, 1974
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My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles
The noted expert and longtime author of Scientific American's Mathematical Games column selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles.
Martin Gardner, 2013
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The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 ...
Milton Sirotta (1911-1981), Edward Kasner (1878-1955) The term googol, which stands for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros, was coined by nine-year-old Milton Sirotta. Milton and his brother Edwin worked for most of their lives in their ...
Clifford A. Pickover, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOGOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term googol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research delivers insight into China's motion controller industry for …
At present, the local motion controller enterprises, such as: Googol Technology, Shanghai Weihong and Leadshine Technology. mainly target ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
2
Julian Assange on Google, surveillance and predatory capitalism
Later the logo morphed into google.com (from “googolplex” and “googol”, referring to specific very large numbers). The seductive imagery stuck ... «StartupSmart, Jul 15»
3
Villager – June 2015
An exhausted Villager fondly remembers the days when Google (well, googol) was a number (1 followed by 10100 zeroes), not the world's ... «Village, Jun 15»
4
Flogging Molly at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester …
But, by the time Gogol Bordello took the stage at 8:00 pm, the crowd was in full attendance. Googol Bordello played a 14-song set opening with ... «National Rock Review, Jun 15»
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Google Search App & Chrome Now Serving Up App Content …
Try “buy Giants tickets” for results including one from the SeatGeek app, or even ask “what is the definition of googol” and see results from The ... «Search Engine Land, Jun 15»
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13 Facts You Didn't Know About Google
The name is a play on "googol," which is a term for a very large number, a 1 followed by 100 zeros. The name reflects the company's mission to ... «Investopedia, Jun 15»
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Post Hunt 2015: The clues
Googol: Google. E-mail us at wpmagazine@washpost.com. For more articles, as well as features such as Date Lab, Gene Weingarten and ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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Why Google is a political matter
Later the logo morphed into google.com (from “googolplex” and “googol”, referring to specific very large numbers). The seductive imagery stuck, to the point ... «The Monthly, May 15»
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19 famous companies that had different names
It's "a play on the word 'googol,' a mathematical term for the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. The use of the term ... «CNBC, May 15»
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11 Things You Might Not Know About Google
On Sept. 15, 1997, over the BackRub title, Page and Brin register the domain name of their mushrooming project as Google, a twist on “googol,” ... «Entrepreneur, May 15»

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