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    Sep 6, 2007, 01:48 AM
    The name googleplex
    There is a name for a one with a hundred zeros after it, googleplex. Why don't shorter numbers, such as 1 with 23 or 42 zeros after it, have a name ? At least I've never seen them given a name. I understand something better when it has a name.
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    Sep 6, 2007, 01:52 AM
    Googleplex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Sep 6, 2007, 04:04 AM
    The number with a hundred zeros after it is called a googol, not a googolplex. A googolplex is a 1 with a googol zeros after it.

    You'll find this interesting:

    Names of large numbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Sep 8, 2007, 05:07 PM
    I thought a googolplex was a googol to the googol power.
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    Sep 8, 2007, 06:27 PM
    No, it's 10 to the googol power.
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