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OK what’s the context
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So this is where they got the name from
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Funnily enough, this actually isn't terribly far from the truth.
"Google" is officially a misspelling of "googol", which is the name for the number 10100.
But then "googol" was coined as a word by a 9-year-old in 1920 (to be used by his mathematician uncle). And it's possible that this 9-year-old was inspired by the contemporary comic strip character Barney Google:
So, "Google" might be a misspelling of a misspelling of "Google". 🙃
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