googolplex

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by pixie-stick, Sep 23, 2011.

  1. Googolplex:

    A number equal to ten to the power of a googol. That is, 10^10^100.

    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.

    If you tried to print all of the zeros in a googolplex in 1 point font, the result would be a line that could stretch from one side of the visible universe to the other (60-80 billion light years according to current observation and theory) and possibly make the trip around at least once more, assuming that there was enough matter in the universe for that process to take place.

    And the googolplex is not the last number that we have assigned "googol" or "plex" to.

    Example:

    Any example I could give wouldn't mean anything to you because of the sheer scales I would be talking about.

    For an example of a googolplex, do some research on quantum theory, the quantum inflation, and multiverse theory.

    this is not my work or writing, I found this on an app.
     
  2. Isn't that awesome? 
     
  3. I care? 





    Lol jk
     
  4. Do you not find that totally awesome? 

    Lol this was my friend's signature so I looked it up and found this!'
     
  5. Ong zinzizinzizinzic mean to the eight power of something
     
  6. You do know right
     
  7. Haha I feel like a nerd 

    But that's ok cuz I'm cool x a googolplex, so beat that 
     
  8. I'm cool x infinity (it's more)
     
  9. I think my brain finally exploded 0.0
     
  10. I know Rosey I simply had to share and get the weight of a googolplex off of my shoulders 
     
  11. 10^10= 10,000,000,000
    10,000,000,000^100 technically only be adding 10 zeroes onto the end 100 times. I don't think your app was right. :/ I may be wrong but I thought this through really quickly and it didn't make sense to me.

    Correct me if I'm wrong please because it'd be really interesting if this is true.
     
  12. You're answer your be 1 with 1000 zeroes behind it.
     
  13. 10^10^78 would be taking 10^10 and then repeating that number into 78.

    BIG NUMBER! 
     
  14. That would be a 1 with 780 zeroes following it. Huge number, yes. Spanning the universe, no.
     
  15. 10 to the power of 10 would be 10,000,000,000. 10,000,000,000 to the power of 78? Uhm...
     
  16. That means 10 bil times 10 bil times 10 bil repeated 78 times
     
  17. Yes, or adding 10 zeroes onto the end 78 times. Complex math isn't really involved with this. It's just adding.