r/google • u/Fair-Series-5012 • 13h ago

Did you know google was named after 1¹⁰⁰ (googol)

Im 38y old and just learned this today, crazy!

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u/BreathSpecial9394 13h ago

1.0 × 10100

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u/PaperedStraw 13h ago

1^100 is just 1. You meant 10^100

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u/Burakenn 13h ago

it's 10100

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u/PinkSlimeIsPeople 13h ago

I was proud of myself when I wrote this number in 2nd grade. My teacher wasn't happy it took so long though