999 or triple nine most often refers to:
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999 (emergency telephone number)
999 is an official emergency telephone number in a number of countries which allows the caller to contact emergency services for urgent assistance. Countries and territories using the number include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Eswatini, Gha ...
, a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries
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999 (number)
999 (nine hundred ninety-nine or nine-nine-nine) is a natural number following 998 and preceding 1000.
In mathematics
* 999 = 33 × 37, a Kaprekar number.
* a repdigit in bases 10 and 36.
* a palindromic number in bases 10, 14 (51514), and 36 (RR ...
, an integer
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AD 999
Year 999 ( CMXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place and name
Japan
* 9 February: The Mogi Ceremony of Fujiwara no Shoshi is held (she later becomes emp ...
, a year
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999 BC The 990s BC is a decade which lasted from 999 BC to 990 BC.
Events and trends
* 998 BC—King David establishes Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
* 994 BC— Archippus, Archon of Athens dies after a reign of 19 years and is suc ...
, a year
Books
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''999'' (anthology) or ''999: Twenty-nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense'', a 1999 anthology of short stories
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Galaxy Express 999'', a manga and anime created by Leiji Matsumoto
Film and TV
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Triple 9
''Triple 9'' is a 2016 American heist action thriller film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Matt Cook. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Clifton Collins Jr., Norm ...
'', a 2016 heist-thriller film
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''999'' (UK TV series), a British programme presented by Michael Buerk that aired on the BBC
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''999'' (Malaysian TV series), a 2004 Malaysian crime reality television series
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999: What's Your Emergency?'', a 2012 British factual programme following the emergency service
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''Triple Nine'' (TV series), a Singaporean television series running from 1995 to 1999
Music
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999 (band)
999 are an English punk rock band, formed in London in December 1976. From the period of 1976 to 1985, the line-up of 999 consisted of Nick Cash (vocals, guitar), Guy Days (lead guitar), Jon Watson (bass guitar) and Pablo LaBritain (drums). La ...
, a London punk rock band active since the 1970s
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''999'' (album), a self-titled album by the band 999
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999 (Selena Gomez and Camilo song)
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"999" (Kent song)
* "999", a song from Keith Richards' album ''
Main Offender'' (1992)
* 999, a number often used by
Juice WRLD
Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD), was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was a leading figure in the emo rap and ...
Transportation
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Ducati 999
The Ducati 999 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2003 to 2006. It superseded the Massimo Tamburini designed Ducati 916, Ducati 996 and Ducati 998 range of superbikes. This motorcycle enjoyed great success in World Superbike, and was raced ...
, an Italian motorcycle
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999, the first steam locomotive in the United States to operate at faster than 100 mph
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Ford 999
The Ford 999 was a nameplate attached to two distinct but similar racers built by Henry Ford during the early 20th century. Though they began as separate entities, they were virtually mechanically identical, and parts (and ultimately names) were s ...
, a pioneering 1902 racer named for the locomotive
Other uses
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999 Zachia
999 Zachia is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Karl W. Reinmuth in 1923 and named after Hungarian astronomer Franz Xaver von Zach.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 1999 show a rotation per ...
, an asteroid
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9–9–9 Plan
The 9–9–9 Plan was a tax proposal that was a centerpiece of Herman Cain's 2012 campaign for the Republican Party's nomination for president of the United States. It was introduced in August 2011. The plan called for the replacement of all cu ...
, a tax plan proposed by 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain
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999 phone charging myth
The 999 phone charging myth is an urban legend that claims that if a mobile phone has low battery then dialling 999 (or any regional emergency telephone number) charges the phone so it has more power. This was confirmed as untrue by several Bri ...
, an urban myth that calling the emergency services charges mobile phones
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Nine (purity)
Nines are an informal, logarithmic notation for proportions very near to one, or equivalently percentages very near 100%. Their common uses include grading the purity of materials.
Put simply, "nines" are the number of consecutive nines in a perce ...
, an informal way of ranking purity; "three nines" would be 99.9% pure
* "Three nines" as a level of
high availability
High availability (HA) is a characteristic of a system which aims to ensure an agreed level of operational performance, usually uptime, for a higher than normal period.
Modernization has resulted in an increased reliance on these systems. F ...
(99.9%)
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Triple Nine Society
The Triple Nine Society (TNS) is an international high IQ society for adults whose score on a standardized test demonstrates an IQ at or above the 99.9th percentile of the human population. The society recognizes scores from over 20 different ...
, a society for people with IQs in the 99.9th percentile
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Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, a 2009 video game developed by Chunsoft
See also
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0.999... for proofs that 0.999... is equal to 1
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