googolplex
[
goo
-gawl-pleks, -gol-, -g
uh
l-]
/ˈgu gɔlˌplɛks, -gɒl-, -gəl-/
noun
1.
a number that is equal to 1 followed by a
googol
of zeros and expressed as .
Origin of
googolplex
1935-40;
googol
+
-plex
British Dictionary definitions for
googolplex
googolplex
/
ˈɡuːɡɒlˌplɛks;
-ɡ
ə
l-
/
noun
1.
the number represented as one followed by a googol (10
100
) of zeros
Word Origin
C20: from
googol
+ (
du
)
plex
googolplex
in Science
googolplex
(g'gôl-plěks')
The number 10 raised to the power googol, written out as the numeral 1 followed by a googol (10
100
) of zeros.
googolplex
in Technology
mathematics
The number represented in base-ten by a one with a
googol
zeroes after it.
(2001-03-29)