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Magic number   /mˈædʒɪk nˈəmbər/   Listen
Magic number

noun
1.
The atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126.






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"Magic number" Quotes from Famous Books



... not unexpected, for astronomers had long surmised the existence of a planet in the wide gap between Mars and Jupiter. Indeed, they were even preparing to make concerted search for it, despite the protests of philosophers, who argued that the planets could not possibly exceed the magic number seven, when Piazzi forestalled their efforts. But a surprise came with the sequel; for the very next year Dr. Olbers, the wonderful physician-astronomer of Bremen, while following up the course of Ceres, ...
— A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams



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