50 (number)
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50 (fifty) is the number following 49 and preceding 51.
Cardinal | 50 fifty |
Ordinal | 50th fiftieth |
Factorization | |
Divisors | 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 |
Roman numeral | L |
Roman numeral (Unicode) | L, l |
Binary | 110010 |
Octal | 62 |
Duodecimal | 42 |
Hexadecimal | 32 |
Hebrew | נ (Nun) |
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[edit] In mathematics
Fifty is the smallest number that can be written as the sum of two squares in two distinct ways: 50 = 12 + 72 = 52 + 52. It is also the sum of three squares, 50 = 32 + 42 + 52. It is a Harshad number.
There is no answer to the equation φ(x) = 50, making 50 a nontotient. Nor is there an answer to the equation x - φ(x) = 50, making 50 a noncototient.
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of tin
- The fifth magic number in physics
[edit] Astronomy
- Messier object M50, a magnitude 7.0 open cluster in the constellation Monoceros
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 50, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 1201 February 11 BC and ended on 97 April 1. The duration of Saros series 50 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1134 July 3 and ended on 164 August 20. The duration of Saros series 50 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In religion
- In Kabbalah, there are 50 Gates of Wisdom (or Understanding) and 50 Gates of Impurity
- The traditional number of years in a jubilee period
[edit] In other fields
Fifty is:
- The TV show Hawaii Five-O is so called because Hawaii is the 50th state
- A calibre of ammunition (0.50 inches: see .50 BMG)
- In millimeters, the focal length of the normal lens in 35mm photography
- the percentage (50%) equivalent to one half, so that the phrase "fifty-fifty" commonly expresses something divided equally in two; in business this is often denoted as being the ultimate in equal partnership
- An event of probability one half
- In years of marriage, the gold or "golden" wedding anniversary
- Part of the name of 50 Cent, a rapper
- The number of chapters in the book of Genesis