81 (number)
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81 (eighty-one) is the natural number following 80 and preceding 82.
| Cardinal | 81 eighty-one |
| Ordinal | 81st eighty-first |
| Factorization | 34 |
| Divisors | 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 |
| Roman numeral | LXXXI |
| Binary | 01010001 |
| Hexadecimal | 51 |
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[edit] In mathematics
Eighty-one is the square of 9 and the fourth power of 3. Like all powers of three, 81 is a perfect totient number. It is a heptagonal number and a centered octagonal number. It is also a tribonacci number, and an open meandric number. 81 is the ninth member of the Mian-Chowla sequence.
In base 10, it is a Harshad number, and one of three non-trivial numbers (the other two are 1458 and 1729) which, when its digits are added together, produces a sum which, when multiplied by its reversed self, yields the original number:
- 8 + 1 = 9
- 9 X 9 = 81
(although this case is somewhat degenerate, as the sum has only a single digit).
[edit] In astronomy
- Messier object M81, a magnitude 8.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, also known as Bode's Galaxy, and the first of what is known as the M81 Group of galaxies
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 81, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -322 May 12 and ended on 958 June 19. The duration of Saros series 81 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses. Further, the number of lunar eclipse series which began on -20 February 19 and ended on 1296 April 19. The duration of Saros series 81 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In other fields
Eighty-one is also:
- The year AD 81, 81 BC, or 1981.
- The number of pages in the original A-1 Ramsey Institute article on R(5, 5) properties, also known as the Extended Athena Amer Protocol, as presented at the University of Warsaw on September 4, 2006.
- The atomic number of thallium
- The symbolic number of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
- The title of a short film by Stephen Burke: 81
- The model number of: Unterseeboot 81, Sinclair ZX81
- The number of the French department Tarn
- The designation of Interstate 81, a freeway that runs from Tennessee to New York.
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Japan
- The number of times a popular rhyme (erroneously) claims Lizzie Borden struck her parents with an axe
- One of two ISBN Group Identifiers for books published in India
- Number of stanzas in the Tao te Ching (in the most common arrangements).
- The number of chapters in the Tao Te Ching.
- Number of provinces in Turkey. 81st one is Düzce.
- Turkish pronunciation of 81 is exactly sex-N-beer, may lead to wordplay for people who speak both Turkish and English.
- Number of prayers said in the Rosary in each night.
- “The 81” a 1965 song by Candy and the Kisses
- Bill Painter became the oldest person to reach the 14,411-foot summit of Mount Rainier, on July 4, 2004 at 81
- Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) a scientist, won the Nobel Prize in "Physiology or Medicine" for the discovery of genetic tranposition in 1983, at 81
- The Hells Angels use this number to refer to themselves, since 'H' and 'A' are the 8th and 1st letter of the alphabet, respectively.
[edit] In sports
NBA
- The number of points Kobe Bryant scored on Jan. 22, 2006 in the NBA game as the Los Angeles Lakers posted a 122-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors. 81 is the second highest single-game point total in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100 over 40 years ago.[1]
NFL
- Cincinnati Bengals Bennie Brazell wears #81
- Buffalo Bills Peerless Price wears # 81
- Dallas Cowboys Terrell Owens wears #81
- Denver Broncos Quincy Morgan wears #81
- Detroit Lions Dick "Night Train" Lane wore #81
- Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson wears #81
- New England Patriots Randy Moss wears #81
- New York Giants Amani Toomer wears #81
- Philadelphia Eagles Jason Avant wears #81
- St. Louis Rams Torry Holt wears #81
- Arizona Cardinals Anquan Boldin wears #81
- Seattle Seahawks Nate Burleson wears #81
- Carolina Panthers Sammy Burke wears #81
Rasheed Davis of the Chicago Bears wears #81
NHL
- New York Rangers Marcel Hossa wears #81
[edit] In Culture
The Arabic numerals for 81 are visible in the left palm of the human hand. In China, 81 always reminds people People's Liberation Army as it was founded on August 1st.
