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GKNXT Encyclopedia (Numbers and Symbols)

0	number of moons of planet Mercury number of moons of planet Venus lowest possible temperature in degrees Kelvin freezing point of pure water in degrees Celcius
1	first and smallest positive integer number of moons of planet Earth atomic number of Hydrogen, the first element of the periodic table and the most abundant element in the known universe number of Michelangelo's works of art that he signed (Pieta)
1.618033...	golden ratio
2	smallest and only even prime number number of moons of planet Mars ice giants in the Solar system (Uranus, and Neptune) base of the binary number system people taken into heaven while still alive as per Bible (Enoch and Elijah) books in the Old Testament (Protestant) that are named after women (Ruth and Esther) Guns of Navarone in the 1961 epic adventure film, 'The Guns of Navarone'
2.71828...	e (Euler's number)
3	first odd prime first Mersenne prime only prime triangular number only prime which is one less than a perfect square types of color receptor cells in a typical human eye (S-cones, M-cones and L-cones) number of primary colors (red, yellow and blue) number of primary colors of light (red, green and blue) doshas (defects) that form the focus of Ayurvedic medicine (air, bile, and phlegm) number of Gods that make up Trimurti of Hinduism (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) Jewels of Buddhism (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha) Pure Ones in Taoism events in a triathlon (swimming, bicycling, and running) heads of Slavic god Triglav Fates in Greek Mythology (Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos) virtues of Zoroastrianism - Humata, Hukhta and Huvarshta items in the Imperial Regalia of Japan (word, mirror, and jewels) typical daily prayers for Jewish men (Shacharit, Mincha, Maariv) members of Holy Trinity of Christianity books in the Old Testament (Catholic) that are named after women (Ruth, Judith and Esther) Gorgons in Greek mythology (Stheno, Euryale and Medusa) weapons in modern fencing (foil, épée, and sabre)
3.15149..	Pi (circumference of a circle divided by its diameter)
4	cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter) terrestrial (or rocky) planets in our Solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) gas giants in the Solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) Galilean moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) strings on a violin, a viola, a cello, double bass, a cuatro and a ukulele first composite number yugas in Hindu mythology (Satya, Dvapara, Treta and Kali) basic states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) Vedas (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda) faces of Hindu god Brahma gospels in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation of Christian faith holy cities of Judaism (Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed, and Tiberius) holy cities of Islam (Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem and Damascus) Noble Truths of Buddhism (Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, Magga) sights which affected Prince Siddhartha main pilgrimage sites of Buddhism (Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kusinara) Purushārtha - aims of human life as per Hindu tradition (Dharma, Artha, Kāma, Moksha) stages of life as per Hindu tradition (Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa) primary castes of Ancient Indian society (Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra) heads of Slavic god Svetovid nucleobase types in DNA (adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine) nucleobase types in RNA (adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil) blood types in the ABO blood group system (A, B, O, AB) wisdom teeth typically present in adult humans canines typically present in adult humans chambers in a typical mammalian heart digestive compartments in cow's stomach (reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum) Houses of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin) rivers in the Garden of Eden as per Bible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael) Eastates of democracy (Legislative, Executive, Judiciary and Press/Media) nations of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) suits in a deck of paying cards (♥-hearts, ♦-diamonds, ♣-clubs, ♠-spades) cardinal virtues as per Christian theology (justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude) historical capitals of China (Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an) Temperaments of psychology (sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic) provinces of Ireland (Munster, Ulster, Leinster, Connacht) completed, numbered symphonies by Johannes Brahms
5	Oceans on Earth (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic) interlocked rings in the Olympic Games symbol, representing the number of inhabited continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania, and the Americas) number of known moons of Pluto inert impermanent elements (panchabhoota) of Hindu Faith books of Torah Pillars of Islam daily prayers commanded by Allah - Fajr (dawn prayer), Zuhr (noon prayer), Asr (afternoon prayer), Maghrib (sunset prayer) and Isha (night prayer) law-giving prophets as per Islam (Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad) Ks of Sikhism - Kesh (Uncut hair), Kara (steel bracelet), Kanga (wooden comb to be used twice a day), Kachh (cotton undergarment), Kirpan (steel sword)
6	first perfect number strings of a standard guitar points on a Star of David wings of Seraphs legs of Insects days of Creation in Genesis sides or points of any snowflake
7	days in a week continents on Earth colors in a rainbow hills of Rome octets (Sapta Swara) in Indian Music branches of Menorah (candelabrum) pH of neutral solution at 25 °C horses pull the chariot of Hindu Sun god, Surya tongues (flames) of Hindu Fire god, Agni mythical continents in ancient Hindu cosmology seas in ancient Hindu cosmology ages of man as per Shakespeare deadly sins in Christian tradition Heavenly Virtues in Christian tradition kandas (chapters) in Hindu epic Ramayana maximum possible number of eclipses (solar plus lunar) in a calendar year limestone rock stacks at the Twelve Apostles Sacraments of Catholic Church wonders of ancient world only prime number to immediately precede a cube circumambulations performed by Muslim pilgrims around the Kaaba in Mecca during the Hajj and the Umrah doors to hell as per Islamic tradition
8	planets in our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) bits in a byte furlongs in a mile fluid ounces in a cup eight pints in a gallon nights and days of observance by Jewish for Hanukkah forms of Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi, known as Ashta Lakshmi (Maha-lakshmi, Dhana-lakshmi, Dhanya-lakshmi, Gaja-lakshmi, Santana-lakshmi, Veera-lakshmi, Vijaya-lakshmi and Vidhya-lakshmi) principle wives of Lord Krishna in Hinduism (1.Rukmini, 2. Jambavati, 3. Satyabhama, 4. Kalindi, 5. Mitravinda, 6. Nagnajiti, 7. Bhadra, and 8. Lakshmana) spokes of Dharmacakra in Buddhism that represents the Noble Eightfold Path number of angels carrying the throne of Allah in heaven number of gates of heaven as per Islamic tradition
9	number of Muses in Greek mythology points in the star that is the symbol of Bahá'í Faith number of virtues in Buddhism number of months that human pregnancy normally lasts
10	heads of Ravana, the anti-hero of Hindu epic Ramayana Commandments revealed to Moses at Mount Sinai 'most perfect number' according to Pythagoras
11	years that approximately make a solar cycle players in a soccer/American football/cricket/field hockey team
12	stars in a circle on EU flag (number 12 represents perfection and circle symbolizes union) labours perfomed by Hercules months in a calender year signs of the zodiac highest number on Beaufort scale minutes in each quarter of an NBA game number of things/people in a dozen Tribes of Israel letters in the Rotokas alphabet number of people who have walked on the moon primary disciples (Apostles) of Jesus
13	number of British colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776 to form the United States of America years of age at which a boy matures and becomes a Bar Mitzvah items in a baker's dozen playing cards in each of the four suits in the standard 52-card deck of playing cards levels of Heavens in Aztec mythology number of people at the table at Jesus Christ's Last Supper (Christ and the twelve apostles)
14	number of known moons of planet Neptune number of lines in a sonnet number of days in a fortnight
16	number of moves to solve the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube for the world record (fewest moves) number of personality types in the Myers–Briggs classification system
17	number of distinct elementary particles (twelve fermions and five bosons) in the Standard Model of physics only prime number that is the sum of four consecutive prime numbers number of minimum givens (pre-filled numbers) for a Sudoku puzzle to have a unique solution number of syllables in a Haiku (five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third line)
18	parvas (books) in Hindu epic Mahabharat
19	number of months in a year in the Baháʼí calendar number of days in a month in the Baháʼí calendar number of angels guarding Hell in Islamic tradition number of Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh
20	number of cars that can participate in a Formula 1 race number horses that are allowed to run in the Kentucky Derby number of sectors in a standard dartboard number of different first moves for each player in chess base used in Mayan number system number of things/people in a score minimum moves needed to solve the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube from any position.
21	number of spots on a standard cubical (six-sided) die (1+2+3+4+5+6) number of firings in a 21-gun salute honoring royalty or leaders of countries letters in the Italian alphabet
22	number of yards in the length of a cricket pitch number of yards in a chain number of bones in the human skull stars in the Paramount Pictures logo number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet letters in the Phoenician alphabet
23	pairs of chromosomes in a normal cell of human body chromosomes in a normal human sex cells
24	average number of hours in a day number of karats representing 100% pure gold seconds in the count-down shot clock in the NBA number of Tirthankaras in Jainism number of spokes in the Ashok Chakra in Indian Flag letters in the Greek alphabet
25	years marking Silver jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries) minimum age of candidates for election to the United States House of Representatives
26	number of bones in each of adult human foot and ankle number of Cantons of Switzerland number of counties in the Republic of Ireland letters in the English alphabet letters in the German alphabet letters in the Latin alphabet letters in the French alphabet
27	number of countries in the European Union, as of 2024 number of known moons of planet Uranus letters in the Spanish alphabet number of bones in the human hand number of ratified Amendments to the United States Constitution number of letters in the English alphabet until 1835 - after "Z" the 27th letter of the alphabet used to be the Ampersand (&) number of books in the New Testament
27.3	days it takes for Moon to orbit Earth
28	days in February in a non-leap year days in an average human menstrual cycle number of letters in the Esperanto alphabet number of letters in the Danish alphabet number of letters in the Swedish alphabet number ofletters in the Arabic alphabet number of known moons of Uranus number of dominoes in standard domino set
29	days in Fenruary in a leap year
29.5	days is the duration of the lunar phase cycle (from new Moon to new Moon)
30	smallest sphenic number (a positive integer that is the product of exactly three distinct prime numbers. 2 X 3 X 5 = 30) minimum age to become a U.S. Senator number of letters in Bulgarian alphabet number of letters in Serbian alphabet number of days in the months April, June, September and November pieces of silver Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus age at which Jesus began his ministry
31	number of days in each of the months January, March, May, July, August, October and December number of flavors of Baskin-Robbins ice cream, when it was founded number of letters in Macedonian alphabet
32	number of teeth of a full set of teeth in an adult human total number of pieces at the beginning of the game number of completed, numbered piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven degrees Fahrenheit is the freezing point of water at standard atmospheric pressure
33	number of vertebrae in a normal human spine number of deities in the Vedic Religion age of Jesus at the time of his crucifixion number of racers in the Indianapolis 500 consecutive wins in the longest winning streak in NBA History (Los Angeles Lakers, 1971-1972 season) number of innings played in the longest professional baseball game in history number of digits required to uniquely specify every human currently alive in binary code letters in the modern Russian alphabet
35	minimum age required to become the president or vice president of USA
38	different local times in the world today
39	letters in the modern Armenian alphabet books in the Old Testament (Protestant)
40	years marking Ruby jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries)
42	meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything
46	chromosomes in a normal cell of human body books in the Old Testament (Catholic)
50	years marking Diamond jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries) number of daily prayers commanded by Allah, before they were negotiated down by Muhammad to 5 prayers for Muslims
60	years marking Diamond jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries)
65	years marking Sapphire jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries)
70	years marking Platinum jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries)
74	letters in the Khmer alphabet
75	years marking Diamond jubilee (See Jubilees/Anniversaries)
78	tarot cards in a standard modern tarot deck
88	constellations recognized by IAU keys in a modern piano keyboard
95	number of known moons of planet Jupiter
99	names of Allah revealed to man in The Qur'an
100	boiling point of pure water in degrees Celicius zeros in googol
108	names of Lord Krishna in Hinduism total number of double stitches in a Major League official baseball
114	suras (chapters) in Quran
117	billion humans have ever been born on Earth as per PRB estimate
146	number of known moons of planet Saturn
153	fish caught during 'Miraculous catch of fish' (13 + 53 + 33= 153)
172	runs scored by Aaron Finch for Australia against Zimbabwe in 2018, the highest individual score in a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match
204	total number of squares on an 8x8 chessboard
206	number of bones in an adult human body
216	total number of single stitches in a Major League official baseball
223	highest individual score in the fourth innings of a cricket test match (George Headley of West Indies)
264	runs scored by Rohit Sharma for India against Sri Lanka in 2014, the highest individual score in a One Day International (ODI) cricket match
293	Number of known moons in our solar system, according to NASA
336	dimples on an average golf ball.
353	wives of Dasharatha, according to Ramayana
400	runs scored by Brian Lara for West Indies against England in 2004, the highest individual score in an innings of Test Cricket
500	years of lifespan of phoenix, a mythical bird
555	fictitious US area code
666	number of the beast as per Christian Faith
969	age of Methuselah at his death
1679	binary digits in Arecibo message, sent to space in search for extraterrestrial intelligence
1728	number of daily chants of the Hare Krishna mantra by a Hare Krishna devotee (16 rounds on a 108 japamala bead)
1729	Ramanujan number (first nontrivial taxicab number)
6174	Kaprekar's constant
6,236	number of verses in Quran (excluding Bismillah)
10,000	things/people in a myriad
16,000	junior wives (gopikas) of Lord Krishna
24,000	verses in Hindu epic Ramayana
24601	Valjean’s prisoner number in Les Misérables
100,000	verses in Hindu epic Mahabharat
24,862,048	digits in the largest known prime number
ⵙ	astronomical symbol for Sun astronomical symbol for gold
⊕	astronomical symbol for Planet Earth
☾	astronomical symbol for Moon symbol for silver
☿	astronomical symbol for planet Mercury symbol for Mercury metal
♀	astronomical symbol for planet Venus symbol for Copper metal
♂	astronomical symbol for planet Mars symbol for Iron metal
♃	astronomical symbol for planet Jupiter symbol for Tin metal
♄	astronomical symbol for planet Saturn symbol for Lead metal
⛢	astronomical symbol for planet Uranus
♆	astronomical symbol for planet Neptune
♇	astronomical symbol for planet Pluto
⚳	astronomical symbol for Ceres (Asteroid)
⚴	astronomical symbol for Pallas (Asteroid)
⚵	astronomical symbol for Juno (Asteroid)
⚶	astronomical symbol for Vesta (Asteroid)
⚕	astronomical symbol for Hygiea (Asteroid)
♈︎	zodiac symbol for Taurus (Bull)
♉︎	zodiac symbol for Aries (Ram)
♊︎	zodiac symbol for Gemini (Twins)
♋︎	zodiac symbol for Cancer (Crab)
♌︎	zodiac symbol for Leo (Lion)
♍︎	zodiac symbol for Virgo (Virgin)
♎︎	zodiac symbol for Libra (Scale)
♏︎	zodiac symbol for Scorpio (Scorpion)
♐︎	zodiac symbol for Sagittarius (Archer)
♑︎	zodiac symbol for Capricorn (Goat)
♒︎	zodiac symbol for Aquarius (Waterbearer)
♓︎	zodiac symbol for Pisces (Fish)
&	Ampersand
*	Asterisk
@	At sign (used in email addresses)
^	Caret
°	Degree
!	Exclamation mark (also called bang)
~	Tilde
#	hash or octothorp (also called pound symbol)
$	dollar (currency symbol)
¢	cent (one hundredth of a dollar)
€	euro (currency symbol)
£	pound (currency symbol)
₹	Indian rupee (currency symbol)
¥	Japanese yen (currency symbol)
₪	Israeli new shekel (currency symbol)
₽	Russian ruble (currency symbol)
R	South African rand (currency symbol)
¥	Chinese Renminbi yuan (currency symbol)
₩	South Korean won (currency symbol)
৳	Bangladeshi Taka (currency symbol)
रु	Nepalese rupee (currency symbol)
₨	Pakistani rupee (currency symbol)
₨	Mauritian rupee (currency symbol)
₨	Sri Lankan (currency symbol)
R$	Brazilian real (currency symbol)
₱	Philippine peso (currency symbol)
$	Mexican peso (currency symbol)