Saturday, August 17, 2013

GOOGOL

                           The mathematical term 'googal' which stands for the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes,was invented by a nine-year-old boy, the nephew of the mathematician Edward Kasner.
One day kasner heard his nephew use the term humorously and told his colleagues about it. Soon afterward the phrase was adopted throughout mathematical circle.

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