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Magic number

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Magic number may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Magic number (chemistry), number of atoms or molecules forming an exceptionally stable cluster
  • Magic number (physics), the number of nucleons that results in completely filled nuclear shells
  • Magic number (programming), either a unique identifier or a literal with unexplained meaning

Arts and entertainment

  • Magic Numbers (game show), British 2010 television game show
  • Magic Number (game), a pricing game on The Price is Right
  • "Magic Number" (Maaya Sakamoto song)
  • "The Magic Number", a 1990 song by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising
  • The Magic Numbers, a British rock band
  • Magic Numbers or Hannah Fry's Magic Numbers, a 2018 series of episodes about Mathematics, presented by Hannah Fry.

Other uses

  • Magic number (sports), a number that indicates how close a team is to winning a season title
  • Magic number (oil), the price per barrel of oil at which an oil exporting nation runs a deficit

See also

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