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| '''26''' ('''twenty-six''') is the [[natural number]] following [[25 (number)|25]] and preceding [[27 (number)|27]]. | |
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| == In mathematics ==
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| 26 is the only integer that is one greater than a square (<math>25 = 5^2</math>) and one less than a cube (<math>27 = 3^3</math>).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.normalesup.org/~baglio/maths/26number.pdf |title=The number 26, between 25 and 27 |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2012-06-05}}</ref>
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| A [[rhombicuboctahedron]] has twenty-six sides.
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| When a 3 × 3 × 3 cube is made of twenty-seven unit cubes, twenty-six of them are visible parts of the exterior layer of cubes.
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| There are 26 [[sporadic group]]s.
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| === Properties of its positional representation in certain radixes ===
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| Twenty-six is a [[repdigit]] in [[radix|base]] [[ternary numeral system|three]] (222) and in [[duodecimal|base twelve]] (22).
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| In [[decimal|base ten]], 26 is the smallest number that is not a [[palindrome]] to have a [[square number|square]](26^2=[[676 (number)|676]]) which is a palindrome. | |
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| == In science ==
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| *The [[atomic number]] of [[iron]]
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| *The number of [[spacetime]] [[dimension]]s in [[bosonic string theory]].
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| === Astronomy ===
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| *[[Messier object]] [[Open Cluster M26|M26]], a [[visual magnitude|magnitude]] 9.5 [[open cluster]] in the [[constellation]] [[Scutum]]
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| *The [[New General Catalogue]] [http://www.ngcic.org/ object] [[NGC 26]], a [[spiral galaxy]] in the constellation [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasus]]
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| == In religion ==
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| *26 is the [[gematria|gematric]] number, being the sum of the Hebrew characters ({{lang-he|יהוה}}) being the name of the god of Israel – [[Tetragrammaton|YHWH]] ''( Yahweh )''
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| *The Greek Strongs number G26 is "''Agape''" which means "''Love''"
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| * The expression, "''For His mercy endures forever''" is found verbatim in English and the original Hebrew 26 times, in Psalm 136. The expression is found once in each of the 26 verses.
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| *According to Jewish [[chronology]], [[God]] gave the [[Torah]] in the 26th generation since Creation
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| ==In sports==
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| The jersey number 26 has been retired by several [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|North American sports]] teams in honor of past playing greats (or in one case, an owner):
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| * In [[Major League Baseball]]:
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| ** The [[Chicago Cubs]], for [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Billy Williams (left fielder)|Billy Williams]].
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| ** The [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]], for founding owner [[Gene Autry]].
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| ** The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], for [[Johnny Oates]].
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| * In the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]:
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| ** The [[Quebec Nordiques]] retired the number for [[Hockey Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Peter Šťastný|Peter Stastny]], but when the team moved to [[Denver]] and became the [[Colorado Avalanche]], it chose not to honor any of the numbers retired by the Nordiques. [[Peter Stastny]]'s son, [[Paul Stastny]], plays for the Avalanche and currently wears the number.
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| * No team in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] or [[National Football League|NFL]] has retired the number.
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| Other sports:
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| *The number of miles in a [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]] rounded down (26 miles and 385 yards).
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| *The "joke throw" in the game of [[darts]], where a player throws 20, 5 and 1 when aiming for 20 (or treble 20). In professional darts, throwing 26 usually results in sneers or laughter from the audience.
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| == In other fields ==
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| '''Twenty-six''' is:
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| *In Microsoft Windows list of Alt Codes, the combination {{keypress|Alt}}+{{key press|2}}{{key press|6}} yields the "right arrow" symbol →
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| *The letter '''Z''' is the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet.
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| *A 2003 novel by [[Leo McKay, Jr.]].
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| *The name of the Australian Alternative Rock band, [[26 (band)|26]]
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| *The number of [[Letter (alphabet)|letters]] in the basic [[Latin alphabet]], if [[capital letters]] are not distinguished from [[lowercase letters]].
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| *The total number of cases on ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''.
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| *Often (in the United States) the number of [[episode]]s in a [[television program]] each year; this allows one new show per week for half the year, and one rerun per week for the rest of the year.
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| *The [[pseudonym|alias]] of [[punk rock]] singer [[Doc Corbin Dart]]
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| *The age at which males can no longer be [[Conscription in the United States|drafted in the United States]]
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| *A [[dice]] game popular in the midwest United States from the [[1930s]] to [[1950s]]; players had to roll a chosen number 26 times or more, exactly 13 or fewer than 10.<ref>"Twenty-six." Encyclopædia Britannica. ''Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007.</ref>
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| *In a normal deck of cards, there are 26 red cards and 26 black cards.
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| *The number of [[Cantons of Switzerland]].
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| *The number of bones in the normal human [[Foot|Foot and Ankle]].
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| == References ==
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| * [http://primes.utm.edu/curios/page.php/26.html Prime Curios! 26] from the [[Prime Pages]]
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I'm a 47 years old and working at the university (Religious Studies).
In my spare time I try to teach myself Bengali. I have been there and look forward to go there sometime in the future. I like to read, preferably on my ebook reader. I like to watch Psych and American Dad as well as documentaries about anything scientific. I enjoy Locksport.