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In article <4dde5g$34r@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk> "C.M. Angus" <C.M.Angus@ncl.ac.uk> writes:
>In article <4dc4c6$15k@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>, michaelg@julian.uwo.ca (Michael Glenn) writes:
>|> What is the largest digit with a name? 
>|> 
>|> eg: million, billion, quadrillion, etc...
>|> 
>|> Can you also include the numerical value
>|> 
>|> eg: 1000 or 100 000  or 1 X 10^4 etc...
>|> ---------------------------------
>|> Michael Glenn
>|> The University of Western Ontario
>|> michaelg@julian.uwo.ca
>|> 
>
>What about a googolplex (maybe the spelling is different)
>
>1 X 10^100 I if I remember correctly.
>
>Chris
>

The number you are referring to is called a googol.  Ten raised to the power
of a googol is called a googolplex.

The highest listed in the Guiness book of world records is the centillion,
which is ten raised to the power 600.

Rick.  

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