Variations of Googol
Did you know the number Googol has multiple different variants? This page has them!
Variations of Googol
Did you know the number Googol has multiple different variants? This page has them!
If you didn't know, there are many different extensions and variations of Googol that are lesser known to the public. Some of them are genuinely good add-ons, and some of them... well, you'll see.
Many of the "tiers" of these Googol extensions are technically infinitely extendable, but I will only cover the ones that aren't too niche.
Tier 1
The suffixes of Googol.
The 100 at the end is replaced with a larger power of 10 or added to 100. The suffix is placed at the end of the word.
Modifiers:
Googolspeck - 10↑90 | Subtract 10 from the exponent
Googolteen - 10↑100 +10 | Add 10 to the number
Googolty - 10↑101 | Add 1 to the exponent
Googolswarm - 10↑110 | Add 10 to the exponent
Power of 10:
Googolding - 10↑500 / 10↑(5x10↑3)
Googolchime - 10↑1,000 / 10↑10↑3
Googolbell - 10↑5,000 / 10↑(5x10↑4)
Googoltoll - 10↑10,000 / 10↑10↑4
Googolgong - 10↑100,000 / 10↑10↑5
Googolbong - 10↑100,000,000 / 10↑10↑8
Googolthrong - 10↑100,000,000,000 / 10↑10↑11
Googolgandigan - 10↑100,000,000,000,000 / 10↑10↑14 (another name is Googolquadrigong)
Googolquintigong - 10↑(100 quadrillion) / 10↑10↑17
Googolsextigong - 10↑(100 quintillion) / 10↑10↑20
Googolseptigong - 10↑(100 sextillion) / 10↑10↑23
Googoloctigong - 10↑(100 septillion) / 10↑10↑26
Googolnonigong - 10↑(100 octillion) / 10↑10↑29
Googoldecigong - 10↑(100 nonillion) / 10↑10↑32
You can continue the pattern using the prefixes from the Big zillions page if you want.
Tier 2
Nests of Googols; the plexes.
The 100 is replaced by nests of Googols (or stronger variants) at the end. These are placed at the end of the word, with the suffixes placed after the -plex part with an i.
Googolplex - 10↑10↑100 (the only extension officially recognized)
Googolplexichime - 10↑10↑1,000
Googolplexitoll - 10↑10↑10,000
Googolplexigong - 10↑10↑100,000
Googolplexibong - 10↑10↑100,000,000
Googolduplex - 10↑10↑10↑100 (also kind of well-recognized as Googolplexian) / (10↑)^3 100
Googoltriplex - 10↑10↑10↑10↑100 / (10↑)^4 100
Googolquadriplex - 10↑10↑10↑10↑10↑100 / (10↑)^5 100
Googolquintiplex - 10↑10↑10↑10↑10↑10↑100 / (10↑)^6 100
Googolsextiplex - (10↑)^7 100 (7 10s)
Googolseptiplex - (10↑)^8 100 (8 10s)
Googoloctiplex - (10↑)^9 100 (9 10s)
Googolnoniplex - (10↑)^10 100 (10 10s)
Googoldeciplex - (10↑)^11 100 (11 10s)
Again, you can continue this with prefixes from the Big zillions page if you want.
Tier 3
The double "o" part is replaced in this tier.
The number of arrows in Knuth's Up-Arrow notation increments with each new entry. The number in the bracket of Operator Notation and the third entry of Linear Array Notation (Bower's Exploding Array Function / Bird's Array Notation) are also considered here.
Giggol - 10↑↑100 / 10{2}100 / {10, 100, 2}
Giggolchime - 10↑↑1,000 / 10{2}1,000 / {10, 1,000, 2}
Giggoltoll - 10↑↑10,000 / 10{2}10,000 / {10, 10,000, 2}
Giggolgong - 10↑↑100,000 / 10{2}100,000 / {10, 100,000, 2}
Giggolbong - 10↑↑100,000,000 / 10{2}100,000,000 / {10, 100,000,000, 2}
Giggolplex - 10↑↑10↑↑100 / 10{2}10{2}100 / {10, {10, 100, 2}, 2}
Giggolduplex - 10↑↑10↑↑10↑↑100 / 10{2}10{2}10{2}100 / {10, {10, {10, 100, 2}, 2}, 2}
Gaggol - 10↑↑↑100 / 10{3}100 / {10, 100, 3}
Geegol - 10↑↑↑↑100 / 10{4}100 / {10, 100, 4}
Gigol - 10↑↑↑↑↑100 / 10{5}100 / {10, 100, 5}
Goggol - 10↑↑↑↑↑↑100 / 10{6}100 / {10, 100, 6}
Gagol - 10↑↑↑↑↑↑↑100 / 10{7}100 / {10, 100, 7}
Gocgol - 10↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑100 / 10{8}100 / {10, 100, 8}
Gengol - 10↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑100 / 10{9}100 / {10, 100, 9}
Gexgol - 10{10}100 / {10, 100, 10}
Gelgol - 10{11}100 / {10, 100, 11} (my name)
Gozengol - 10{12}100 / {10, 100, 12} (my name)
This tier only has a limited number of extensions. However, if you are clever, you could define new names past this.
Tier 4
The first letter is replaced in this tier.
The 100 is shifted to the right by an entry in Bower's Exploding Array Function / Bird's Array Notation, and a ten takes its place. Each added 10 affects the Latin prefix.
Boogol - {10, 10, 100} / 10{100}10
Boogolchime - {10, 10, 1,000} / 10{1,000}10
Boogoltoll - {10, 10, 10,000} / 10{10,000}10
Boogolgong - {10, 10, 100,000} / 10{100,000}10
Boogolbong - {10, 10, 100,000,000} / 10{100,000,000}10
Boogolplex - {10, 10, {10, 10, 100}} / 10{10{100}10}10
Boogolduplex - {10, 10, {10, 10, {10, 10, 100}}} / 10{10{10{100}10}10}10
Biggol - {10, 10, 100, 2} / 10{{100}}10
Baggol - {10, 10, 100, 3} / 10{{{100}}}10
Beegol - {10, 10, 100, 4} / 10{{{{100}}}}10
Bigol - {10, 10, 100, 5} / 10{{{{{100}}}}}10
Troogol - {10, 10, 10, 100}
Quadroogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Quintoogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Sextoogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Septoogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Octoogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Nonoogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Decoogol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
This can continue for as long as the prefixes from the Big zillions page allow.
Tier 5
That second "g" is replaced in this tier.
The number on the right of the dimensional nest of BEAF and BAN dictates the entry of this tier.
Goobol - {10, 100 [2] 2} / {10, 100 (1) 2}
Goobolchime - {10, 1,000 [2] 2} / {10, 1,000 (1) 2}
Gooboltoll - {10, 10,000 [2] 2} / {10, 10,000 (1) 2}
Goobolgong - {10, 100,000 [2] 2} / {10, 100,000 (1) 2}
Goobolplex - {10, {10, 100 [2] 2} [2] 2} / {10, {10, 100 (1) 2} (1) 2}
Goobolduplex - {10, {10, {10, 100 [2] 2} [2] 2} [2] 2} / {10, {10, {10, 100 (1) 2} (1) 2} (1) 2}
Gibbol - {10, 100, 2 [2] 2} / {10, 100, 2 (1) 2}
Gabbol - {10, 100, 3 [2] 2} / {10, 100, 3 (1) 2}
Geebol - {10, 100, 4 [2] 2} / {10, 100, 4 (1) 2}
Gibol - {10, 100, 5 [2] 2} / {10, 100, 5 (1) 2} (rest of tier 3 is same)
Boobol - {10, 10, 100 [2] 2} / {10, 10, 100 (1) 2}
Troobol - {10, 10, 10, 100 [2] 2} / {10, 10, 10, 100 (1) 2}
Quadroobol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 100 [2] 2} / {10, 10, 10, 10, 100 (1) 2}
Gootrol - {10, 100 [2] 3} / {10, 100 (1) 3}
Gitrol - {10, 100, 2 [2] 3} / {10, 100, 2 (1) 3}
Gatrol - {10, 100, 3 [2] 3} / {10, 100, 3 (1) 3}
Geetrol - {10, 100, 4 [2] 3} / {10, 100, 4 (1) 3}
Gietrol - {10, 100, 5 [2] 3} / {10, 100, 5 (1) 3}
Gotrol - {10, 100, 6 [2] 3} / {10, 100, 6 (1) 3}
Gaitrol - {10, 100, 7 [2] 3} / {10, 100, 7 (1) 3} (rest of tier 3 is same)
Bootrol - {10, 10, 100 [2] 3} / {10, 10, 100 (1) 3}
Trootrol - {10, 10, 10, 100 [2] 3} / {10, 10, 10, 100 (1) 3}
Quadrootrol - {10, 10, 10, 10, 100 [2] 3} / {10, 10, 10, 10, 100 (1) 3}
Gooquadrol - {10, 100 [2] 4} / {10, 100 (1) 4}
Gooquintol - {10, 100 [2] 5} / {10, 100 (1) 5}
Goosextol - {10, 100 [2] 6} / {10, 100 (1) 6}
Gooseptol - {10, 100 [2] 7} / {10, 100 (1) 7}
Goooctol - {10, 100 [2] 8} / {10, 100 (1) 8}
Goononol - {10, 100 [2] 9} / {10, 100 (1) 9}
Goodecol - {10, 100 [2] 10} / {10, 100 (1) 10}
You could continue this (for the fourth time) with prefixes from the Big zillions page.
Tier 6
Gossol. Yep, just one entry from this tier.
The 100 is on the righthand side of the dimensional nests of BEAF and BAN.
Like the heading says, there is only one prefix here. Tier 5 is ignored here and Tier 4 has an extra step here.
Gossol - {10, 10 [2] 100} / {10, 10 (1) 100}
Gossolchime - {10, 10 [2] 1,000} / {10, 10 (1) 1,000}
Gossoltoll - {10, 10 [2] 10,000} / {10, 10 (1) 10,000}
Gossolgong - {10, 10 [2] 100,000} / {10, 10 (1) 100,000}
Gossolplex - {10, 10 [2] {10, 10 [2] 100}}
Gossolduplex - {10, 10 [2] {10, 10 [2] {10, 10 [2] 100}}}
Gissol - {10, 10 [2] 100, 2}
Gassol - {10, 10 [2] 100, 3}
Geesol - {10, 10 [2] 100, 4}
Gussol - {10, 10 [2] 100, 5}
Goosol - {10, 10 [2] 100, 6}
Gasol - {10, 10 [2] 100, 7}
Mossol - {10, 10 [2] 10, 100}
Bossol - {10, 10 [2] 10, 10, 100}
Trossol - {10, 10 [2] 10, 10, 10, 100}
Quadrossol - {10, 10 [2] 10, 10, 10, 10, 100}
Tier 7
More of Tier 6 but it's dimensional instead.
The dimensional nest number of BEAF and BAN increments with each new entry.
This is where most extensions made by me lie in.
Goxxol - {10, 100 [3] 2} / {10, 100 (2) 2}
Goxxolchime - {10, 1,000 [3] 2} / {10, 1,000 (2) 2}
Goxxolplex - {10, {10, 100 [3] 2} [3] 2} / {10, {10, 100 (2) 2} (2) 2}
Gixxol - {10, 100, 2 [3] 2} / {10, 100, 2 (2) 2}
Boxxol - {10, 10, 100 [3] 2} / {10, 10, 100 (2) 2}
Gooboxxol - {10, 100 [2] 2 [3] 2} / {10, 100 (1) 2 (2) 2}
Gossoxxol - {10, 10 [2] 100 [3] 2} / {10, 10 (1) 100 (2) 2}
Gotraxxol - {10, 100 [3] 3} / {10, 100 (2) 3}
Goquaxxol - {10, 100 [3] 4} / {10, 100 (2) 4}
Gosxol - {10, 10 [3] 100} / {10, 10 (2) 100}
Goxxoobol - {10, 100 [3] 1 [2] 2} / {10, 100 (2)(1) 2}
Boxxoobol - {10, 10, 100 [3] 1 [2] 2} / {10, 10, 100 (2)(1) 2}
Gooboxxoobol - {10, 100 [2] 2 [3] 1 [2] 2} / {10, 100 (1) 2 (2)(1) 2}
Goxxibbol - {10, 100 [3] 2 [2] 2} / {10, 100 (2) 2 (1) 2}
Goxxabbol - {10, 100 [3] 3 [2] 2} / {10, 100 (2) 3 (1) 2}
Goxgoobol- {10, 10 [3] 100 [2] 2} / {10, 10 (2) 100 (1) 2}
Goxmoobol- {10, 10 [3] 10, 100 [2] 2} / {10, 10 (2) 10, 100 (1) 2}
Goxboobol- {10, 10 [3] 10, 10, 100 [2] 2} / {10, 10 (2) 10, 10, 100 (1) 2}
Goxxootrol - {10, 100 [3] 1 [2] 3} / {10, 100 (2)(1) 3}
Goxossol - {10, 100 [3] 1 [2] 100} / {10, 100 (2)(1) 100}
Goxmossol - {10, 100 [3] 1 [2] 10, 100} / {10, 100 (2)(1) 10, 100}
Govtrol - {10, 100 [4] 2} / {10, 100 (3) 2}
Govteel - {10, 100 [5] 2} / {10, 100 (4) 2}
Govpeel - {10, 100 [6] 2} / {10, 100 (5) 2}
Govexel - {10, 100 [7] 2} / {10, 100 (6) 2}
Goveptel - {10, 100 [8] 2} / {10, 100 (7) 2}
Govoctel - {10, 100 [9] 2} / {10, 100 (8) 2}
Govenel - {10, 100 [10] 2} / {10, 100 (9) 2}
Govdecel - {10, 100 [11] 2} / {10, 100 (10) 2}
There are a ton of other Googol extensions on the Googology Wiki (sourced) that are either more niche and complex or are based on other notations. In which case, why not search through them?