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Natural number
26 (twenty-six ) is the
natural number following
25 and preceding
27 .
In mathematics
Poster designed to depict the speciality of the number 26
26 is the seventh discrete
semiprime (
2
×
13
{\displaystyle 2\times 13}
)
[1] and the fifth with 2 as the lowest non-unitary factor thus of the form (2.q), where q is a higher prime.
26 is the smallest even number n such that both n + 1 and n − 1 are
composite .
With an
aliquot sum of
16 , within an
aliquot sequence of five composite numbers (26,
16 ,
15 ,
9 ,
4 ,
3 ,
1 ,0) to the Prime in the
3 -aliquot tree.
26 is the only
integer that is one greater than a square (52 + 1) and one less than a cube (33 − 1).
[2]
26 is a
telephone number , specifically, the number of ways of connecting 5 points with pairwise connections.
[3]
There are 26
sporadic groups .
[4]
The 26-dimensional Lorentzian
unimodular lattice
II25,1 plays a significant role in
sphere packing problems and the
classification of finite simple groups . In particular, the
Leech lattice is obtained in a simple way as a subquotient.
26 is the smallest number that is both a
nontotient and a
noncototient number.
There are 26 faces of a
rhombicuboctahedron .
[5]
When a 3 × 3 × 3 cube is made of 27 unit cubes, 26 of them are viewable as the exterior layer. Also a 26 sided
polygon is called an
icosihexagon .
[6]
φ(26) = φ(σ(26)).
[7]
Properties of its positional representation in certain radixes
Twenty-six is a
repdigit in
base
three (2223 ) and in base 12 (2212 ).
In
base ten , 26 is the smallest positive integer that is not a
palindrome to have a
square (262 =
676 ) that is a palindrome.
In science
Astronomy
In religion
26 is the
gematric number, being the sum of the Hebrew characters (
Hebrew : יהוה ) being the name of the god of Israel –
YHWH (Yahweh ).
GOD=26=G7+O15+D4 in Simple6,74 English7,74 Gematria8,74 ('The Key': A=1, B2, C3, ..., Z26).
The Greek Strongs number G26 is "Agape ", which means "Love".
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.
According to Jewish
chronology ,
God gave the
Torah in the 26th generation since
Creation .
In sports
The number of complete miles in a
marathon (26 miles and 385 yards).
[8]
Each national team competing in the
FIFA World Cup is allowed a 26-player squad. This squad size has been in place since
2022 .
Effective in 2020, the size of the full roster on a Major League Baseball team, except for regular-season games on or after September 1, when teams expand their rosters to 28 players.
The number of holes in a
floorball ball.
The maximum capacity of cars allowed to compete in an official
Formula One Grand Prix race.
In other fields
Twenty-six is:
26 is:
The sixth track of
After Laughter , the fifth studio album by American alternative band
Paramore .
[10]
The eighth track of
The Balcony , the first studio album by British modern rock band
Catfish and the Bottlemen .
[11]
In Microsoft Windows list of Alt Codes, the combination Alt +2 6 yields the "right arrow" symbol →.
The number of the last letter of the English alphabet, Z.
The name of the Australian
alternative rock band,
26 .
[12]
The number of
letters in the basic
Latin alphabet , if
capital letters are not distinguished from
lowercase letters .
The total number of cases on most versions of
Deal or No Deal .
Often (in the United States) the number of
episodes 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.
The
alias of
punk rock singer
Doc Corbin Dart .
The age at which males could no longer be
drafted in the United States .
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.
[13]
In a normal deck of cards, there are 26 red cards and 26 black cards.
The number of
Cantons of Switzerland .
[14]
The number of bones in the normal human foot and ankle.
XXVI Holdings, Inc, named after the Roman numerals for the number 26, is a holding company that is part of
Alphabet, Inc. , the structure that ultimately owns
Google .
The number of counties in the
Republic of Ireland .
See also
References
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Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.).
"Sequence A001358" . The
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"The number 26, between 25 and 27" (PDF) . Retrieved 2012-06-05 .
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^ Wilson, Robert (2009-12-14).
The Finite Simple Groups . Springer Science & Business Media. p. 183.
ISBN
978-1-84800-987-5 . In this chapter we introduce the 26 sporadic simple groups.
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Measured Words: Computation and Writing in Renaissance Italy . University of Toronto Press. p. 51.
ISBN
978-0-8020-3950-7 . large, transparent rhombicuboctahedron (a polyhedron with twenty-six faces,
^
"polygon" . www.2dcurves.com . Retrieved 2021-02-02 .
^
Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.).
"Sequence A006872" . The
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"Definition of MARATHON" . www.merriam-webster.com . Retrieved 2020-08-12 .
^
"Twenty-Six" . www.goodreads.com . Retrieved 2020-08-13 .
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26 - Catfish and the Bottlemen | Song Info | AllMusic , retrieved 2020-08-12
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"26 | Album Discography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-08-13 .
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