Eightyeight
Eightyeight | |
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88 | |
presentation | |
Roman | LXXXVIII |
dual | 101 1000 |
Octal | 130 |
Duodecimal | 74 |
Hexadecimal | 58 |
Morse code | - - - · · - - - · · |
Mathematical properties | |
sign | positive |
parity | straight |
Factorization | |
Divider | 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88 |
The Eighty-eight (88) is the natural number between 87 and 89. It is just .
Meanings and connections
- In the Asian culture (especially in Chinese ) 88 is considered the most important lucky number. Phone numbers and license plates with these digits (especially at the end) are very popular - exorbitant sums of money are paid for them in Hong Kong.
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Neo-Nazism : The number 88 is used by neo-Nazis as a disguised Hitler salute : The eighth letter of the alphabet is the H; the 88 thus stands for HH, an abbreviation of Heil Hitler (see also right-wing extremist symbols and signs ).
Nevertheless, the Brandenburg Higher Regional Court found in September 2005 that the use of the number 88 was “not necessarily punishable”. In Austria , too, proceedings regarding an 8.88 km long hiking route were discontinued in 2018. - The expression “It doesn't matter 88” is based on the fact that “88”, no matter how mirrored, still looks like “88” ( mirror symmetry ).
- Funk: 88 is the abbreviation for “love and kisses” in the amateur radio / CB radio language.
- Chinese chat slang: In Chinese chat , 88 is the abbreviation for “byebye”. The number 8 is pronounced “ba” or “bai” in Chinese.
- Armory : Pronounced as "eight-eight", it is the abbreviation for the 8.8 cm flak used by the German Wehrmacht .
- Poker : The starting hand combination 88 in "Texas Hold'em" is also known as "the snowmen".
- 88 is the standardized, typical number of keys on a piano . (even if the number of keys on the organ and keyboards can be lower)
- Astronomy : There have been 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union since 1922 .
- Chemistry : 88 is the atomic number of radium .
Web links
Wiktionary: eighty-eight - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : 88 (number) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lucky 8 license plate lands 5 Chinese in jail. Al Arabiya News, accessed September 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Ariel advertises with 88, the abbreviation for the Hitler salute , accessed on May 9, 2014
- ^ German neo-Nazis had hit list of 88 political targets. The Telegraph, accessed September 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Klaus Kelle: When resistance makes mathematics impossible. rp-online.de, accessed on May 18, 2014 .
- ↑ Proceedings discontinued after excitement about Nazi code during migration - derStandard.at. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Excerpt from frequently used operating abbreviations in telegraphy for all radio services. (PDF; 6 kB) Accessed April 27, 2016 .
- ^ Word Dictionary - 8. Retrieved September 14, 2012 (English).
- ^ Bundeswehr / Flak: In the gap . In: Der Spiegel . No. 10 , 1969 ( online ).
- ↑ Poker: Snowmen. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 25, 2012 ; Retrieved September 14, 2012 .
- ↑ Good ratings and a lot of praise for Plasberg: A piano has 88 keys. Berliner Zeitung, accessed on September 14, 2012 .