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50 (number)

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Cardinalfifty
Ordinal50th
(fiftieth)
Numeral systemquinquagesimal
Factorization2 × 52
Divisors1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
Greek numeralΝ´
Roman numeralL
Unicode symbol(s)
Binary1100102
Ternary12123
Senary1226
Octal628
Duodecimal4212
Hexadecimal3216
ArmenianԾ
Hebrewנ / ן
Babylonian numeral𒐐
Egyptian hieroglyph𓎊

50 (fifty) is the natural number following 49 and preceding 51.

In mathematics

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50 as the sum of two non-zero squares

Fifty is the smallest number that is the sum of two non-zero square numbers in two distinct ways.[1] 50 is a Stirling number of the first kind and a Narayana number.

In science

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In religion

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In other fields

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Fifty is:

  • There are 50 states in the United States of America.
  • The TV show Hawaii Five-O and its reimagined version, Hawaii Five-0, are so called because Hawaii is the last (50th) of the states to officially become a state.
  • 5-O (Five-Oh) - Slang for police officers and/or a warning that police are approaching. Derived from the television show Hawaii Five-O[3]
  • A calibre of ammunition (0.50 inches: see .50 BMG)
  • In millimetres, the focal length of the normal lens in 35 mm 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
  • In years of marriage, the gold or "golden" wedding anniversary

Businesses

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  • Fifty (outlet store) - Formerly "Fifty Outlet". Outlet stores, mostly in Spain, owned by Tendam, selling its brands e.g. Cortefiel, Springfield, and others'

See also

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References

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  1. ^ de Koninck, J.M. (2009). Those fascinating numbers. AMS Bookstore. p. 18. ISBN 0-8218-4807-0.
  2. ^ Leviticus 25:10
  3. ^ Karen Rhodes (1 February 1997). Booking Hawaii Five-O: An Episode Guide and Critical History of the 1968–1980 Television Detective Series. McFarland. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-7864-8666-3.