92 (ninety-two) is the natural number following 91 and preceding 93.
[edit] In mathematics
Ninety-two is a pentagonal number.
There are 92 Johnson solids. The snub dodecahedron has 92 faces, the most an Archimedean solid can have.
For n = 8, there are 92 solutions in the n-Queens Problem.
Since it is possible to find sequences of 92 consecutive integers such that each inner member member shares a factor with either the first or the last member, 92 is an Erdős–Woods number.
There are 92 "atomic elements" in the Look-and-say sequence, corresponding to the 92 non-transuranic elements in the chemist's periodic table.
[edit] In science
In astronomy,
- Messier object M92, a magnitude 7.5 globular cluster in the constellation Hercules
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 92, a magnitude 13.1 peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix, and a member of Robert's Quartet
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 77 BC BC August and ended on 1240 October. The duration of Saros series 92 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on 208 May and ended on 1488 June. The duration of Saros series 92 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In other fields
Ninety-two is also:
- The year AD 92, 92 BC, or 1992.
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Pakistan
- In the title of the book Ninety-two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane.
- “The 92nd Tiger” book by Michael Gilbert
- ”The House on 92nd Street”, a 1945 film
- The model number of the gray Texas Instruments TI-92 graphing calculator
- The "Illustrious "92" or "Glorious 92": Massachusetts legislators who refused to rescind the Massachusetts Circular Letter soliciting other British colonies' support in resistance to the Townshend Acts prior to the American Revolution. Analogous to the number 45 in reference to the protests of John Wilkes against British corruption.
- The Guinness record of the longest placename, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaurehaeaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, has 92 characters.
- The ISBN Group Identifier for books published by international publishers such as UNESCO.
- The number which runs through almost every single of British film-maker Peter Greenaway's films. This number has special association with the fictional character of Greenaway's creation, Tulse Luper. It is said the number itself is based on a mathematical error in calculations concerning John Cage's work Indeterminacy. See The Falls for extensive use of this number.
- "92", a song by Avail from their 1996 album 4am Friday
- A 92-story Xujiahui Tower is proposed to be built in Shanghai, China. The 1,509 ft skyscraper would be Shanghai's 2nd tallest building, after the Shanghai World Financial Center.
- U.S. Route 92 is a 177 mile (285 km) intrastate U.S. Route in Florida
- Seville Expo '92 took place in Seville, Spain from April 20 to October 12, 1992
- The International Exhibition Genoa '92 Colombo '92 took place in Genoa, Italy from May 15 to August 15, 1992
- STS-92 Space Shuttle Discovery mission, on October 11, 2000 to the International Space Station
- The 92nd annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island was held July 4, 2007, where Joey Chestnut gulped down 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes.
- The 92nd Street Y in Manhattan
- The Kemah Boardwalk Boardwalk Bullet roller coaster begins with a steep 92-foot drop
- The telephone number for police in Serbia (Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs).
Vehicles
Geography
Nutrition
- 92 is the number of pounds of sugar the average American child consumes per year.
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