999 or triple nine most often refers to:
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999 (emergency telephone number), a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries
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999 (number), 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 succeed ...
, 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
is a Japanese manga series. It is written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a number of anime films and television series. It is set in a spacefaring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer ...
'', a manga and anime created by Leiji Matsumoto
Film and TV
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Triple 9'', 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)
"999" is a song recorded by American singer Selena Gomez and Colombian singer Camilo. It was released through Interscope Records on August 27, 2021. The song was written by Gomez, Camilo, and Edgar Barrera and is produced by Camilo and Barrera.
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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, an Italian motorcycle
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 is a 4-4-0 “American” type steam locomotive built for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1893, which was intended to haul the road's Empire State Express train service. It was b ...
, 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
''Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors'' is a visual novel and adventure video game developed by Chunsoft. It is the first installment in the ''Zero Escape'' series, and was released in Japan in December 2009 and in North America in November 2 ...
, 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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