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2. www.dictionary.com › e › slang42 Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com

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   Mar 1, 2018 · 42 is a number that appears in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a novel by Douglas Adams. It is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, but no one knows the question.

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4. news.mit.edu › 2019 › answer-life-universe-andThe answer to life, the universe, and everything | MIT News ...

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   Sep 10, 2019 · A team of mathematicians led by Andrew Sutherland of MIT and Andrew Booker of Bristol University found a solution for the elusive number 42, which is the answer to life, the universe, and everything in Douglas Adams' novel. They used a massively parallel computation platform based on Charity Engine, a network of over 400,000 volunteers' home PCs.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 42_(number)42 (number) - Wikipedia

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   42 is a natural number with many mathematical and scientific properties, such as being a sphenic, abundant, and Catalan number. It also has cultural and religious significance in various contexts, such as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the Bible.

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   What is the number 42 in the hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

   • The number 42 is, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", calculated by an enormous supercomputer named Deep Thought over a period of 7.5 million years. Unfortunately, no one knows what the question is.

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   Why is the number 42 important?

   • The number 42 is especially significant to fans of science fiction novelist Douglas Adams’ “ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, ” because that number is the answer given by a supercomputer to “the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.” Booker also wanted to know the answer to 42. That is, are there three cubes whose sum is 42?

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   What is 42 in OEIS?

   • The number 42 is the sum of the first two nonzero integer powers of six—that is, 6 1 + 6 2 = 42. The sequence b ( n ), which is the sum of the powers of six, corresponds to entry A105281 in OEIS. It is defined by the formulas b (0) = 0, b ( n) = 6 b ( n – 1) + 6. The density of these numbers also tends toward zero at infinity.

   For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42

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   Is 42 a rare number?

   • As n increases, the density of numbers tends toward zero, which means that the numbers belonging to this list, including 42, are exceptionally rare. The number 42 is the sum of the first two nonzero integer powers of six—that is, 6 1 + 6 2 = 42.

   For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42

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7. www.independent.co.uk › life-style › history42: The answer to life, the universe and everything | The ...

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   • Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert died aged 42; they had 42 grandchildren and their great-grandson, Edward VIII, abdicated at the age of 42.
   • The world's first book printed with movable type is the Gutenberg Bible which has 42 lines per page.
   • On page 42 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry discovers he's a wizard.
   • The first time Douglas Adams essayed the number 42 was in a sketch called "The Hole in the Wall Club". In it, comedian Griff Rhys Jones mentions the 42nd meeting of the Crawley and District Paranoid Society.

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt045356242 (2013) - IMDb

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   Apr 12, 2013 · A film about the life and career of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Learn about his challenges, achievements, and legacy in this drama directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Chadwick Boseman.

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9. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › 42_(answer)42 (answer) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   42 is the \"Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything\" in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books. Learn how it was computed by a supercomputer and what it means for the future of humanity.

10. www.scientificamerican.com › article › for-math-fansFor Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42

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    Sep 21, 2020 · Learn how the number 42 became a popular reference in sci-fi, geek culture and math, from Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to binary representations and odd powers of two. Discover the origin, properties and coincidences of this ordinary but curious number.