42 may refer to:
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42 (number)
42 (forty-two) is the natural number that follows 41 (number), 41 and precedes 43 (number), 43.
Mathematics
Forty-two (42) is a pronic number and an abundant number; its prime factorization (2\times 3\times 7) makes it the second sphenic number a ...
* The years
42 BC
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Year 42 BC was either a common year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further informa ...
and
AD 42
AD 42 ( XLII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Largus (or, less frequently, year 795 ''Ab urbe condita''). ...
Arts, entertainment, and media
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42 (dominoes)
42, also known as Texas 42, is a trick-taking game played with a standard set of double six dominoes. 42 is often referred to as the "state game of Texas". Tournaments are held in many towns, and the State Championship tournament is held annual ...
, a game
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''42'' (film), a 2013 biopic about American baseball player Jackie Robinson
* ''42'', a 2021 album by
Sech
* 42, the
Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, from Douglas Adams' series ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Named after or in honor of this:
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"42" (Doctor Who), a 2007 television episode
** "42" (2001), the final episode of the television series ''
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It serves as a spin-off of the ''Toy Sto ...
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"42" (song), a 2008 song by Coldplay
** ''42'', the 2012 debut album of
Cthulhu Rise
Cthulhu Rise is Ukrainian musical group based in Kyiv, making music in areas of progressive rock and mathcore with elements of jazzcore
Punk jazz is a genre of music that combines elements of jazz, especially improvisation, with the instru ...
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42 Entertainment
42 Entertainment is an American company based in Burbank which specializes in creating and producing alternate reality games (ARGs). The company was founded in 2003 as an independently owned, creative content and interactive agency under the nam ...
, an alternate reality games company founded in 2003
* "42", a song by Mumford & Sons from ''
Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also re ...
'', 2018
* "Forty Two", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''
Appalachian Incantation Appalachian may refer to:
* Appalachian Mountains, a major mountain range in eastern United States and Canada
* Appalachian Trail, a hiking trail in the eastern United States
* The people of Appalachia and their culture
** Appalachian Americans, e ...
'', 2010
Other uses
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42 (school) }
42 is a private and nonprofit computer science school founded by Xavier Niel, Nicolas Sadirac, Kwame Yamgnane, and Florian Bucher. The school opened in Paris in 2013. The school does not have any professors and is open 24/7. Students are trained ...
, a French computer programming school
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The 42 (Kolkata), a residential skyscraper in India
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Tower 42 a skyscraper in London, England
* 42.zip, a
zip bomb
See also
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42V
In automobiles, a 42-volt electrical system was an electrical power standard proposed in the late 1990s. It was intended to allow more powerful electrically-driven accessories, and lighter automobile wiring harnesses. Electric motors were propose ...
, a former project to convert motor vehicle electrical power to 42 volts
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