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A '''googolplex''' is the number 10 raised to the googolth power, or <math>10^{10^{100}}</math>.
 
A '''googolplex''' is the number 10 raised to the googolth power, or <math>10^{10^{100}}</math>.
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Neither of these numbers have any praticle application and are just given as an example of expontials and numberplexes.
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Neither of these numbers have any practical application and are just given as an example of exponentials and numberplexes.
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The name comes from American mathematician Edward Kasner's nephew Milton Sirotta.
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The name was created by American mathematician Edward Kasner's nephew Milton Sirotta.
    
The search engine [[Google]]'s name is derived from googol.
 
The search engine [[Google]]'s name is derived from googol.
    
[[Category:Mathematics]]
 
[[Category:Mathematics]]
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