- "Twenty" redirects here. 19 ( nineteen) is the Natural number following 18 and preceding 20. 21 ( twenty-one) is the Natural number following 20 and preceding 22. 19 ( nineteen) is the Natural number following 18 and preceding 20. 21 ( twenty-one) is the Natural number following 20 and preceding 22. 22 ( twenty-two) is the Natural number following 21 and preceding 23. This article is about the number 23 For the year see 23. For the movies see 23 (film and The Number 23. 24 ( twenty-four) is the Natural number following 23 and preceding 25. 25 ( twenty-five) is the Natural number following 24 and preceding 26. 26 ( twenty-six) is the Natural number following 25 and preceding 27. 27 ( twenty-seven) is the Natural number following 26 and preceding 28. 28 ( twenty-eight) is the Natural number following 27 and preceding 29. 29 ( twenty-nine) is the Natural number following 28 and preceding 30. 30 ( thirty) is the Natural number following 29 and preceding 31. This is a list of articles about Numbers ( not about Numerals. The integers (from the Latin integer, literally "untouched" hence "whole" the word entire comes from the same origin but via French 30 ( thirty) is the Natural number following 29 and preceding 31. 40 ( forty) is the Natural number following 39 and preceding 41. This article discusses the number fifty. For the year 50 CE see 50. 60 ( sixty) is the Natural number following 59 and preceding 61. 70 ( seventy) is the Natural number following 69 and preceding 71. 80 ( eighty) is the Natural number following 79 and preceding 81. 90 ( ninety) is the Natural number preceded by 89 and followed by 91. This article describes cardinal numbers in mathematics For cardinals in linguistics see Names of numbers in English. In linguistics ordinal numbers are the words representing the rank of a number with respect to some order in particular order or position (i A numeral system (or system of numeration) is a Mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set by symbols in a consistent manner The vigesimal or base - numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the ordinary decimal numeral system is based on ten In Mathematics, factorization ( also factorisation in British English) or factoring is the decomposition of an object (for In Mathematics, a divisor of an Integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a Numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols usually 0 and 1. The octal Numeral system, or oct for short is the base -8 number system and uses the digits 0 to 7 The duodecimal system (also known as base -12 or dozenal) is a Numeral system using twelve as its base. In Mathematics and Computer science, hexadecimal (also base -, hexa, or hex) is a Numeral system with a For the village in England, see Twenty, Lincolnshire. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Twenty is a small somewhat remote hamlet, 4 miles (6 km east of the market town of Bourne, (between Bourne and Spalding) in Lincolnshire
20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. In Mathematics, a natural number (also called counting number) can mean either an element of the set (the positive Integers or an 19 ( nineteen) is the Natural number following 18 and preceding 20. 21 ( twenty-one) is the Natural number following 20 and preceding 22. A group of twenty units may also be referred to as a score. [1]
In mathematics
Twenty is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4, 5 and 10. A composite number is a positive Integer which has a positive Divisor other than one or itself In Mathematics, a divisor of an Integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without Mathematics For any number x: x ·1 = 1· x = x (1 is the multiplicative identity In mathematics Two has many properties in Mathematics. An Integer is called Even if it is divisible by 2 In mathematics Four is the smallest Composite number, its proper Divisors being and. This article discusses the number five. For the year 5 AD see 5. Skipping 2 and adding the other divisors gives 20, hence 20 is a semiperfect number, and since it is not divisible by any of the smaller semiperfect numbers, it is a primitive semiperfect number. In Mathematics, a semiperfect number or pseudoperfect number is a Natural number n that is equal to the sum of all or some of its Proper In Mathematics, a primitive semiperfect number (also called a primitive pseudoperfect number, irreducible semiperfect number or irreducible pseudoperfect 20 is the smallest abundant number that is not a multiple of 3. In Mathematics, an abundant number or excessive number is a number n for which σ ( n) > 2 n.
20 is the second positive integer with a prime factorization of the form
, where q is a prime. Its aliquot sum is 22, and its aliquot sequence is (20,22,14,10,8,7,1,0). In Mathematics, and specifically in Number theory, a divisor function is an Arithmetical function related to the Divisors of an Integer In Mathematics, an aliquot sequence is a recursive sequence in which each term is the sum of the Proper divisors of the previous term
It is also the sum of the first four triangular numbers, making it a tetrahedral number. A triangular number is the sum of the n Natural numbers from 1 to n. A tetrahedral number, or triangular pyramidal number, is a Figurate number that represents a Pyramid with a triangular base and three sides called a
20 is the total number of digits on the human body, which makes it a convenient number system radix; such number systems are called vigesimal. In mathematical numeral systems, the base or radix is usually the number of unique digits, including zero that a positional Numeral The vigesimal or base - numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the ordinary decimal numeral system is based on ten In the former British currency system, there were twenty shillings in a pound. £sd (pronounced and sometimes written Lsd) was the popular name for the pre-decimal currencies ( sterling) used in the United Kingdom and The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency
A polyhedron with twenty faces is an icosahedron. What is a polyhedron? We can at least say that a polyhedron is built up from different kinds of element or entity each associated with a different number of dimensions In Geometry, an icosahedron ( Greek: eikosaedron, from eikosi twenty + hedron seat /ˌaɪ
Twenty is the first number in an early Indian magic square of order 3. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country In Recreational mathematics, a magic square of order n is an arrangement of n ² numbers usually distinct Integers in a square, such
In base 10, it is a Harshad number and the smallest even self number. A Harshad number, or Niven number, is an Integer that is divisible by the sum of its digits in a given number base. A self number, Colombian number or Devlali number is an Integer which in a given base, cannot be generated by any other integer added to the
The Monster group contains 20 sporadic groups. In the Mathematical field of Group theory, the Monster group M or F 1 (also known as the Fischer-Griess Monster or the Friendly Giant In the Mathematical field of Group theory, a sporadic group is one of the 26 exceptional groups in the Classification of finite simple groups
In science
- The atomic number of calcium. See also List of elements by atomic number In Chemistry and Physics, the atomic number (also known as the proton Calcium (ˈkælsiəm is the Chemical element with the symbol Ca and Atomic number 20
- The third Magic number (physics). In Nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of Nucleons (either Protons or Neutrons such that they are arranged into complete shells
Biology
- The number of proteinogenic amino acids that are encoded by the standard genetic code. Proteinogenic Amino acids also known as standard normal or primary amino acids are those 20 amino acids that are found in Proteins and that are coded for in the In Chemistry, an amino acid is a Molecule containing both Amine and Carboxyl Functional groups In Biochemistry, this
- The number 20 is used as an index in measuring visual acuity. Eye examination Visual acuity (VA is acuteness or clearness of vision, especially form vision which is dependent on the sharpness of the retinal focus within the 20/20 indicates normal vision at 20 feet, although it is commonly used to mean "perfect vision" (Note that this applies only to countries using the Imperial system. Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 The metric equivalent is 6/6). When someone is able to see only after an event how things turned out, that person is often said to have had "20/20 hindsight".
- There are 20 baby teeth in the deciduous dentition. See also Deciduous. "Baby teeth" redirects here For the band of that name see Baby Teeth (band.
In religion
- Age 20 is the age at which Levites in the time of King David were allowed "to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord", the Temple in Jerusalem (see First Chronicles Chapter 24, verses 24 and 27). In the Jewish tradition a Levite ( is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible Etymology The Hebrew name given in Scripture for the building is Beit HaMikdash or "The Holy House" and only the Temple in Jerusalem is referred to by this name The Books of Chronicles ( Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish In the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, following the Babylonian captivity, it was Levites from the age of 20 upwards who were assigned "to oversee the work of the house of the LORD" (Ezra Chapter 3, verse 8). Ezra ( was a Jewish Priestly Scribe who led about 5000 Israelite exiles living in Babylon to their home city of Jerusalem Nehemiah or Nechemya ( The Babylonian captivity, Babylonian exile, is the name typically given to the deportation and exile of the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to In the Jewish tradition a Levite ( is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. The Book of Ezra is a book of the Bible in the Old Testament and Hebrew Tanakh.
In sports
- 20 is the retired number of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, formerly of the Detroit Lions. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Barry David Sanders (born) is a former American football Running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan.
- The retired number of former baseball stars Frank Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Mark Fidrych and Lou Brock. Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player who played his entire Career Mark Steven "The Bird" Fidrych (ˈfɪdɹɪʧ born August 14 1954 in Worcester Massachusetts) is a retired Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball
- 20 is the number of Shaun Dente, outfielder 3 time Lodi mens champion
- 20 is the number of Tony Stewart's 2-time winning NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series car. Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971 in Columbus Indiana) is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur in NASCAR 's The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.
- The Twenty20 Cup is a form of limited Overs Cricket where each team plays only 20 Overs. Twenty20 is a form of Cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession
- The number of NFL stars Ed Reed, Ronde Barber and Brian Dawkins. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Edward Earl Reed Jr (born September 11, 1978 in St Rose Louisiana) is an American football free safety for the Baltimore Jamael Orondé "Rondé" Barber (RON-day (born April 7, 1975 in Roanoke Virginia) is an American football player who currently plays Brian Patrick Dawkins Sr (born October 13 1973 in Jacksonville Florida) is an American football player and six-time Pro Bowl selection who currently plays
- 20 is the number worn by NBA player Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs. Emanuel David Ginóbili or Manu Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is an Argentine basketball player The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas.
- 20 is the iconic number worn by football player Ole Gunnar Solskjær of Manchester United. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 26 February 1973 in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal) is a Norwegian former footballer who spent the majority of his
- 20 is the number worn by New York Yankees all-star catcher Jorge Posada. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Catcher who plays
- A twenty-game winner (pitcher) in baseball is acclaimed as having reached a milestone in a season. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The most remarkable of 20-game winners was probably Hank Borowy, who won 10 games with the Yankees in 1945 before being put on waivers, then signed with the Cubs and won 11 more games playing the rest of the season. Henry Ludwig (Hank Borowy ( May 12, 1916 - August 23, 2004) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-3 All-Star Game A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or Surrender of some known Right or Privilege. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. He had been in the World Series with the Yanks and played for Chicago in the '45 Series as well. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
- 20 was the number Fred Jones wore when he played college basketball for the University of Oregon. He also wore it when he played for the NBA teams, the Indiana Pacers; and the Toronto Raptors before switching to the number 0 when he was traded to the Portland Trailblazers
- Lukas Podolski, German National soccer player, wears number 20.
- Polish soccer player Zbigniew Boniek wore number 20 in the National Team. Zbigniew Boniek ('zbigɲɛf 'bɔɲɛk (born 3 March 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a former Polish footballer and coach
- 20 is worn by NHL all-star goaltender Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. Evgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков (born July 25, 1975 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, U The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.
- 20 is worn by the MLS Star Taylor Twellman of the New England Revolution.
- 20 is worn by NBA superstar Ray Allen, who currently plays for the Boston Celtics.
- 20 is worn by Deco. Anderson Luis de Souza, OIH (born August 27 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional Portuguese
- 20 is worn by Atlético Pantera Rosa's left defender Enrique Wolburg
In other fields
- The number of twenty can also be called a score (as Abraham Lincoln did in his Gettysburg Address). Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Gettysburg Address is a speech by US President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history.
- In a game of chess both players have 20 first moves from which to choose
- Twenty questions is a popular party game
- Twenty is the age of majority in Japanese tradition. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Twenty Questions is a spoken parlor game which encourages Deductive reasoning and Creativity. Party games are Games which share several features suitable to entertaining a social gathering of moderate size The age of majority is the threshold of Adulthood as it is conceptualized (and recognized or declared in Law. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Someone who is exactly twenty years old is described as hatachi
- The Twenty Year Curse refers to the pattern of presidents of the United States who were elected to office in 1840, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1940, and 1960 to die in office. The term Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's curse, the presidential curse, zero-year curse, or the twenty-year curse) is sometimes The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This pattern ended with the 1980 presidency of Reagan, who survived his time in office and, notably, an attempted assassination. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
- Bands with the number twenty in their name include Matchbox Twenty
- A 20-minute-long entertainment program shown before some films playing in United Artists movie theaters is called "The Twenty" (spelled "The 20wenty")
- Yan Tan Tethera is a 20-word jingle for counting sheep
- The ordinal adjective is vicenary
- 20/20 is a late-night newsmagazine program on the ABC network, that has been hosted by Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Elizabeth Vargas, and others
- In the roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons (as well as other RPGs that use twenty-sided dice), twenty-sided dice play a pivotal role in gameplay, and to "roll a twenty" is significant to the point that it is sometimes used in other, usually related, contexts, similar to the use of "doubles" in reference to Monopoly. Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, M20, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is a Grammy-nominated Rock band formed in Orlando This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Yan Tan Tethera was a traditional numeric Jargon used by Shepherds to count Sheep in northern England and southern Scotland 20/20 is an American television Newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25 1929) is an American Journalist, writer and media Hugh Malcolm Downs (born February 14, 1921) is a retired American broadcaster Television host Elizabeth Vargas (born September 6 1962 in Paterson New Jersey) is a television journalist currently co-anchor of ABC 's television Newsmagazine Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient
20 is:
- Twenty, a village in Lincolnshire
- In the United States Constitution, $20 is the threshold value of civil disputes above which the right to trial by jury is preserved
- A denomination of U.S. dollar featuring Andrew Jackson's portrait
- A denomination of Pound sterling featuring Adam Smith's portrait
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Egypt
- The designation of Interstate 20, a freeway that runs from Texas to South Carolina
- 20 (album), a 1988 album by Harry Connick, Jr.
- Twenty (album), a 1997 album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 20 (Terminaator album), a 2007 album by Terminaator
- Twenty (concert), a 2006 concert celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Regine Velasquez held at the Araneta Coliseum, Philippines. Twenty is a small somewhat remote hamlet, 4 miles (6 km east of the market town of Bourne, (between Bourne and Spalding) in Lincolnshire A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. If you're looking for Terminaator 's album look " 20 (Terminaator album " Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, Pianist, Composer, Actor, Twenty is the eighth studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd released in 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band 20 is the eleventh album by Estonian rock band Terminaator, released in 2007 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Terminaator is an Estonian rock group formed in 1987 by Jaagup Kreem in Tallinn 10 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22 1970 is a Filipino Singer, Actress, Record producer, and TV host It was awarded Best Major Concert Act by the Aliw Awards.
- CB slang for "a place", being short for "10-20", used in reference to a person or object's location
- One of the TCP/IP ports used for File Transfer Protocol
Historical years
20 A.D., 20 B.C., 1920, 2020, etc. CB slang (commonly called "CB Talk" are terms that those operating CB radio used mainly during the CB craze of the 1970s and 1980s Year 20 was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 20 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2020 ( MMXX) will be a Leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
References
- ^ John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers. New York: Copernicus (1996): 11. ""Score" is related to "share" and comes from the Old Norse "skor" meaning a "notch" or "tally" on a stick used for counting. . . . Often people counted in 20s; every 20th notch was larger, and so "score" also came to mean 20. "
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