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Definition: 96 |
96Adjective1. Being six more than ninety. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: 96Synonyms: ninety-six (adj), xcvi (adj). (additional references) |
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Crosswords: 96 |
| English words defined with "96": Bode's law ♦ Scudo. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "96": advanced audio coding ♦ Chalmers University of Technology ♦ DS2 ♦ Euclid's Algorithm ♦ Immunoglobulin Joining Region ♦ MPEG-2 advanced audio coding, MPEG-2 non-backwards compatible coding ♦ Standard Occupational Classification system, Sub-sector ♦ The Mountain Forum. (references) |
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Screenplays | He was 96 years old! (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Number 96 (1972) Eye Witness No. 96 (1957) Pederastia 96 (1997) In Neapel - Anläßlich der 96. Aktion von Hermann Nitsch (1997) Festival de Benidorm 96 (1996) | |
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![]() | In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 96. Pirogue des naturels de Balahou. Iles Viti. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library. | ![]() | Plate XXV. 94. Noctoscopelus resplendens, (Richardson), Goode and Bean. From Richardson, "Voyage of the Erebus and Terror." 95. Notoscopelus castaneus, Goode and Bean. From FISH HAWK at N. Lat. 39.9, W. Lon. 70.6, depth 192 fathoms. 96 . Notoscopelus caudispinosus, (Johnson), Goode and Bean. From ALBATROSS, N. Lat . 39.4, W. Lon. 68.1, depth 1782 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | Plate 96. The Horse Mackerel or Tunny. Orcynnus thynnus (L.), Poey. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Plate XXIII - The CHALLENGER at St. Paul's Rocks. In: "The Voyage of the CHALLENGER - The Atlantic" Vol I, by Sir C. Wyville Thomson, 1878. P. 96. Library Call Number Q 115.C59 1878. v. 2. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | [Sea-sickness] / Published by G.S. Tregear, 96 Cheapside. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Receives ammunition and fuel at Sasebo, Japan, on 6 July 1950. Flagship of Rear Admiral John M. Higgins, Commander, Task Group 96.5, Juneau actively patrolled and bombarded along the Korean east coast from 28 June to 5 July 1950. She was the first U.S. Navy cruiser to see combat action during the Korean War. Note Japanese floating crane alongside. Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | Meet in Mr. Warner's Pentagon Office, June 1972, in a ceremony honoring the two aviators, the Navy's only Vietnam War air "Aces". Lt. Cunningham piloted F-4J "Phantom" jet fighters, with LtJG Driscoll as Radar Intercept Officer, when they shot down five enemy MiGs (four MiG-17s and one MiG-21) in January and May 1972. They were members of Fighter Squadron 96 (VF-96), based aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64). In this photo, Cunningham and Driscoll are holding models of F-4 fighters. Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | 96 Cheyne Walk. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | "Big Production", panographed from Middle States Lease block 96 featuring, from left to right, blocks 95-89-88-87, "Burkwaggoner Pool". Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Estey-Organs / Hans Unger, 96. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The German troops and authorities will be withdrawn from the area defined in Article 96 within a period not exceeding fifteen days after the coming into force of the present Treaty. (reference) |
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Health | The blood carries the carbon to the lungs, where the patient exhales it. The breath test is 96 percent to 98 percent accurate. (references) | |
For example, in a representative study, 5,479 women, 96 percent of whom were 45 years of age or older, were screened using abdominal ultrasound, and there were 338 positive screens. (references) | ||
The general use of refrigerated blood for transfusion is often cited as an important factor in reducing the risk of transfusion-transmitted syphilis, as Treponema pallidum loses its viability within a few days in whole blood stored at 4° C. However, available data indicate that a small proportion of viable organisms may survive up to 96 hours under such storage conditions, and many units of blood are refrigerated for shorter time periods prior to transfusion. (references) | ||
Business | Nearly 96 percent of all medical equipment is imported. (references) | |
The life of a leasing agreement may also vary from 18 to 96 months for construction equipment. (references) | ||
By the end of June 2000, the installed capacity of China's mobile telecommunications networks reached 96 million lines. (references) | ||
Children | Malaysia | Actual attendance at primary school is 96 percent. (references) |
Algeria | Approximately 94 to 96 percent of children attend at least some school. (references) | |
Indonesia | In Jakarta there are 98 schools for persons with disabilities, 2 of which are government-operated and 96 of which are private. (references) | |
Economic History | Kyrgyzstan | He received 96.2% of the vote. (references) |
Togo | President Eyadema won the elections by a 96.42% vote against token opposition. (references) | |
France | Visitor spending in the U.S. amounts to approximately USD 96 per day per person. (references) | |
Human Rights | Afghanistan | An estimated 96 percent of civilian mine and unexploded ordnance casualties are male. (references) |
Eritrea | There were 46 deaths and 96 injuries as a result of landmines and unexploded ordnance during the year. (references) | |
Morocco | In state security cases, the preventive detention period is 96 hours; the prosecutor also may extend this time. (references) | |
Minorities | Finland | The number of immigrants rose from 91,074 in 2000 to 96,774 at the end of the year. (references) |
Political Economy | Cote D'ivoire | The FPI currently has the majority in the Assembly with 96 seats. (references) |
Algeria | The state-owned petroleum sector's output represented approximately a quarter of the national income and more than 96 percent of export earnings during the year. (references) | |
Political Rights | Tajikistan | The Government claimed that 98 percent of the electorate voted and that 96 percent of those voting supported Rahmonov; however, these claims lacked credibility. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | The FPI won 96 out of 225 seats in the National Assembly; the PDCI, the former ruling party, won 77 seats; independent candidates won 17 seats; and 4 other parties won 7 seats. (references) | |
Mali | Konare won 96 percent of the vote, but voter turnout was reportedly 20 to 25 percent; most opposition parties boycotted the election, citing flaws in the voter registration system. (references) | |
Trade | Kazakhstan | In 1997, Kazakhstan adopted HS 96 as its tariff nomenclature. (references) |
Australia | Over 96 percent of Australia's tariff lines are bound by the WTO schedule of commitments. (references) | |
Czech Rep | Contact: General Customs Office, Budejovicka 7, 140 96 Praha 4, Ceska republika; tel.: (420 2) 6133-1111; fax: (420 2) 6133-3850. (references) | |
Women | Indonesia | The domestic violence victim advocacy group, Kalyana Mitra, counseled 96 cases in West Java between January and October, 75 domestic violence cases, 17 rape cases, and 4 sexual harassment cases. (references) |
Worker Rights | Switzerland | Most women normally are expelled within 96 hours. (references) |
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| "96" is generally used as a cardinal number -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "96" is used about 388 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Cardinal Number | 100% | 388 | 14,252 |
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Expression using "96": atomic number 96. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)39 36 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)00111001 00110110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)9 6 |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0039 0036 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)2724 |
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