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	The Straight Dope Mailbag: The Straight Dope Mailbag: Do the numbers googol and googolplex really exist?
		A googolplex is a google of googols (googole squared?).
		The nephew also suggested a much larger number called googolplex, which he described as 1 followed by as many zeroes as you courld write before your hand got tired.
		Krasner set the definition of googolplex as 1 followed by a googol of zeroes.
	www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mgoogol.html (368 words)

	Macmillan English Dictionary Resource Site – New Words – googolplex
		googolplex, is the number ten, raised to the power ten, in turn raised to the power one hundred.
		googolplex has been used as a verb, both transitively and intransitively as the citations above show, with the figurative sense of ‘to increase by an extremely large, unimaginable number’.
		googolplex as a verb is a relatively recent usage, the number itself was coined as far back as the 1930s by nine-year-old Milton Sirotta, nephew of the American mathematician Edward Kasner.
	www.macmillandictionary.com /New-Words/050725-googolplex.htm (416 words)

	googolplex - OneLook Dictionary Search
		googolplex : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Googolplex : Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics [home, info]
		Phrases that include googolplex: live at the googolplex
	www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=googolplex (164 words)

	PlanetMath: googolplex
		This can also be viewed as a one followed by a googol zeros at its right.
		This is version 2 of googolplex, born on 2002-02-22, modified 2006-09-22.
		Object id is 2457, canonical name is Googolplex.
	planetmath.org /encyclopedia/Googolplex.html (44 words)

	Googolplex
		A googolplex is the number, that is, 1 followed by a googol zeroes.
		Googolplex was coined by Kasner to define an especially large number by extension from his nephew's idea.
		Since this is less than the number of zeroes in a googolplex, it would not be possible to write down or store a googolplex in decimal notation, even if all the matter in the known universe were converted into paper and ink or disk drives.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/g/go/googolplex.html (225 words)

	factoids > googol / googolplex (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A googolplex is much larger than a googol, but is still finite, as the inventor of the name was quick to point out.
		The googolplex then, is a specific finite number, with so many zeros after the 1 that the number of zeros is a googol.
		A googolplex is much bigger than a googol, much bigger even than a googol times a googol.
	www-users.cs.york.ac.uk /~susan/cyc/g/googol.htm (298 words)

	Urban Dictionary: googolplex
		If you wanted to see an example of a googolplex, you would have to look at the entirety of the universe on a subatomic level: the estimated number of atoms in the universe is around 10^10^78.
		And the googolplex is not the last number that we have assigned "googol" or "plex" to.
		A Googolplex is 10 to the power of Googol a Googol is ten to the power of one hundred (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).
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=googolplex (467 words)

	Googoplex - West Virginia Central Credit Union
		Googolplex contains stories, games, and puzzles for elementary, middle, and high school students.
		googol is 10 to the 100th power; a googolplex is 10 to the googol power.
		Googolplex is also the name of WV Central Credit Union's on-line youth magazine.
	www.wvccu.org /kids/googoplex.asp (80 words)

	googolplex \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Googolplex is the number.It can also be written as, or, or as a 1 followed by a googol (10100) zeroes.
		Een googolplex is een 1 met een googol nullen, ofwel 10 tot de macht googol.
		Aangezien het aantal cijfers in een googolplex gelijk is aan een googol+1, is het onmogelijk om het getal googolplex in het decimale talstelsel uit te schrijven, omdat men nooit genoeg materiaal ter beschikking zou hebben: Er zouden per atoom in het heelal minstens 1013 cijfers moeten worden genoteerd!
	www.babylon.com /definition/googolplex/All (235 words)

	Googolplex Theaters: Company Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Googolplex Theaters was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1994 by visionary cinema mogul Bob Googol.
		Recognizing the trend toward placing ever-more screens under one roof, he conceived of a theater where the number of screens was limited only by the number of patrons.
		Googolplex is a privately-owned corporation based in Nevada.
	www.googolplextheaters.com /company.html (155 words)

	COASTAL - Googolplex Editorial Board
		Googolplex is now hiring youth editorial board members.
		Googolplex is recruiting youth editorial board members for the 2006/07 season.
		Editorial board members will send Googolplex a written critique of the new story and activity at their levels each month.
	www.coastalfcu.org /studentbanking/googolplex_editorial_board.htm (263 words)

	Googolplex - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		Since a googolplex is one followed by a googol zeroes, it would not be possible to write down or store a googolplex in decimal notation, even if all the matter in the known universe were converted into paper and ink or disk drives.
		Steven Hawking claims to be able to count to a Googolplex, but we know he lies.
		It has been postulated that the sum of all the worlds odd socks, or their partners which mysteriously dissapeared in the laundry, could potentially reach a googolplex.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Googolplex (546 words)

	Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Date: Fri, 4 Nov 94 10:22:19 EST From: Barbara Jackson Subject: Googolplex This is a question from Mrs.
		Well, a googolplex is a 1 with a googol zeroes behind it.
		Expressing a googolplex using exponents we can say that a googolplex is : 100 10 10 So a googolplex is a really really big number relative to what we usually consider to be "big" numbers in everyday life.
	mathforum.org /library/drmath/view/59159.html (263 words)

	The Googolplex Page
		Another mathematician then shot back with Googolplex, and defined it to be 10 to the power of Googol, proving poor old Edward wrong in an instance.
		Or you could give a name to 10^9^8^7^6^5^4^3^2^1^0 (as an exercise, the proof that this number, using a right-associative exponentiation operator, is larger than Googolplex is left to the reader).
		The thing about Googolplex is that it is well-enough known to be listed in dictionaries and encyclopaedias, even if only for its entertainment value.
	www.fpx.de /fp/Fun/Googolplex (1725 words)

	Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
		According to the story, Kasner asked his nephew Milton Sirotta, who was then 8 years old, what name he would give to a really large number, and "googol" was Milton's response.
		Kasner also defined the googolplex, equal to 10^googol, that is, 1 followed by a googol of zeroes.
		Another mathematician then shot back with googolplex, and defined it to be 10 to the power of googol." Here's a review of the 1940 book in which Kasner discussed the googol: Edward Kasner and James Newman.
	www.mathforum.org /library/drmath/view/57575.html (239 words)

	Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to the story, Kasner asked his nephew Milton Sirotta, who was then 8 years old, what name he would give to a really large number, and "googol" was Milton's response.
		Kasner also defined the googolplex, equal to 10^googol, that is, 1 followed by a googol of zeroes.
		Another mathematician then shot back with googolplex, and defined it to be 10 to the power of googol." Here's a review of the 1940 book in which Kasner discussed the googol: Edward Kasner and James Newman.
	mathforum.org /library/drmath/view/57575.html (239 words)

	What is googol and googolplex? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: googol, googolplex
		Later, another mathematician devised the term googolplex for 10 to the power of googol - that is, 1 followed by 10 to the power of 100 zeros.
		Frank Pilhofer has determined that, given Moore's Law (which is that computer processor power doubles about every 1 to 2 years), it would make no sense to try to print out a googolplex for another 524 years - since all earlier attempts to print a googolplex out would be overtaken by the faster processor.
		Frank Pilhofer's brief but engaging paper on Googolplex is called just that.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci213798,00.html (332 words)

	The Googolplex Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Another mathematician then shot back with Googolplex, and defined it to be 10 to the power of Googol, proving poor old Edward wrong in an instance.
		Or you could give a name to 10^9^8^7^6^5^4^3^2^1^0 (as an exercise, the proof that this number, using a right-associative exponentiation operator, is larger than Googolplex is left to the reader).
		The thing about Googolplex is that it is well-enough known to be listed in dictionaries and encyclopaedias, even if only for its entertainment value.
	www.rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de /~fp/Tools/Googool.html (1725 words)

	Googolplex FAQ
		A googolplex is a number represented by 1 followed by a googol zeros, or ten to the power of one googol.
		A googolplex is probably the largest number with a common name.
		It's really hard to wrap one's brain conceptually around the issue of how big this number is. Here's a link to a fun page with some interesting thoughts on the matter.
	www.googleplexblog.com /googolplex_faq.php (288 words)

	Welcome to CEFCU Youth Accounts - Googolplex
		You'll find the answers to these and a googol other questions by clicking on Googolplex.
		Googolplex contains stories, games, and puzzles for elementary, middle, and high school students.
		(A googol is 10 to the 100th power; a googolplex is 10 to the googol power.)
	www.cefcu.org /site/star/googolplex.htm (95 words)

	What is googol and googolplex? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: googol, googolplex
		Later, another mathematician devised the term googolplex for 10 to the power of googol - that is, 1 followed by 10 to the power of 100 zeros.
		Frank Pilhofer has determined that, given Moore's Law (which is that computer processor power doubles about every 1 to 2 years), it would make no sense to try to print out a googolplex for another 524 years - since all earlier attempts to print a googolplex out would be overtaken by the faster processor.
		Frank Pilhofer's brief but engaging paper on Googolplex is called just that.
	searchsmb.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci213798_top1,00.html (402 words)

	What is the largest number that have been named? - Astronomy.com Forums
		A googolplex is just a number, almost arbitrarily chosen.
		A googolplex of miles would be a very large distance.
		I'd have to stop and calculate whether a googolplex of light years is even possible.
	www.astronomy.com /ASY/CS/forums/267062/PrintPost.aspx (841 words)

	Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math Archives: Googol, Googolplex
		We understand what a googol is, but how many zeros are there in a googolplex?
		Is it true that there are more zeros in a googolplex than there are atoms in the earth?
		The Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise of the Drexel School of Education.
	www.mathforum.com /library/drmath/sets/select/dm_googol.html (157 words)

	Parents’ Choice Foundation Honors Googolplex Games
		During their first year, Googolplex Games has sold close to one thousand games through retail stores, catalog placements and online sales.
		Googolplex Games in conjunction with The Portsmouth Workshops, a furniture restoration firm owned by Lew Sykes, began production of Googolplex Games in early 2003.
		To learn more about Googolplex Games, visit their web site at www.googolplexgames.com or call 603.433.2441.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/7/emw141091.htm (503 words)

	Googolplex (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A "googolplex" is an even larger number 10^[(10)^100].
		They are related to a function pi(n) ['pi' here is not = 3.1415926...] but is a function that estimates the number of prime numbers less than the number 'n', which is related in turn to Gauss's Zeta function.
		Vince Calder =========================================================== Note: Googolplex is often misspelled as googleplex.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /askasci/math99/math99147.htm (172 words)

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	What's New
		If we could know how many atoms there are in the universe, that number would still be less than a Googolplex.
		Notice that Googolplex is not simply the largest number, because there is always Googolplex + 1!
		Googolplex is also the name of WSCU's new online youth magazine.
	www.weldschoolscu.com /asp/whatsnew.asp (267 words)

	Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
		Googolplex has stories, games, and activities to help you learn good savings and spending habits early.
		Googolplex is updated weekly and has a special C-Note section just for teens.
		Use the Googolplex calculators to find out how long it will take to pay off a car loan, how you can retire as a millionaire and still be young enough to enjoy life, how much you need to save for college, and how to keep credit card costs down to a minimum.
	www.ksfcu.org /default.asp?fileID=186 (311 words)

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