What "Google" means...

mvicperdido · #1 (**permalink**) 24th June 2006, 10:54 AM

Where did they get the term google?

arpan911 · #2 (**permalink**) 24th June 2006, 02:58 PM

google is a numeric term , it means 100 zeros after 1,
100000000000000000...........................n, where n = 100
there is where they got the name from :lol:

mvicperdido · #3 (**permalink**) 24th June 2006, 07:31 PM

Sorry Arp. I didn't get what you mean.

arpan911 · #4 (**permalink**) 25th June 2006, 11:52 AM

1 google =10000000000000000000000.............

there are 100 zeros , that what 1 google means

montee51 · #5 (**permalink**) 26th June 2006, 01:06 AM

Yes thats true

mvicperdido · #6 (**permalink**) 26th June 2006, 07:35 PM

Thanks. You're really good.

backstage · #7 (**permalink**) 13th September 2006, 07:18 AM

One million pound question on a Who wants to be a millionaire quiz , couple of years a go , was :
How do we call a number that have 100 zeros and a digit 1 in front of them?
The answer is of course GOOGLE! :lol:

Anonymous · #8 (**permalink**) 1st November 2006, 01:13 AM

What an ingenious way to name a search engine! Well done google and well done arpan911 for enlightening us on this matter

hassen1 · #9 (**permalink**) 1st November 2006, 01:17 AM

What an ingenious way to name a search engine! Well done google and well done arpan911 for enlightening us on this matter

janetgan · #10 (**permalink**) 1st November 2006, 02:17 AM

wow, I'm impressed, how did you manage to get that info arpan?