9 (number)

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Cardinal	9 nine
Ordinal	9th ninth
Numeral system	novenary
Factorization	$32$
Divisors	1, 3, 9
Roman numeral	IX
Roman numeral (Unicode)	Ⅸ, ⅸ
prefixes	ennea- (from Greek) nona- (from Latin)
Binary	1001
Octal	11
Duodecimal	9
Hexadecimal	9
Arabic-Indic numeral	٩
Armenian numeral	Թ
Chinese numeral	九玖 (formal writing)
Eastern Arabic-Indic (Persian and Urdu) numeral	۹
Greek numeral	θ´
Hebrew numeral	ט (Tet)
Indian (Hindi/Devanagari) numeral	९
Japanese numeral	九玖 (formal writing)
Tamil numeral	௯
Thai numeral	๙

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9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10.

[edit] In mathematics

Nine is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1 and 3. It is 3 times 3 and hence the third square number. 9 is a Motzkin number. It is the first composite lucky number.

Since $9 = 3^{2^1}$ , 9 is an exponential factorial.

8 and 9 form a Ruth-Aaron pair under the second definition that counts repeated prime factors as often as they occur.

A polygon with nine sides is called an enneagon (technically) or nonagon (in common usage). A group of nine of anything is called an ennead.

In base 10 a number is evenly divisible by nine if and only if its digital root is 9. That is, if you multiply nine by any whole number (except zero), and repeatedly add the digits of the answer until it's just one digit, you will end up with nine:

2 × 9 = 18 (1 + 8 = 9)
3 × 9 = 27 (2 + 7 = 9)
9 × 9 = 81 (8 + 1 = 9)
121 × 9 = 1089 (1 + 0 + 8 + 9 = 18; 1 + 8 = 9)
234 × 9 = 2106 (2 + 1 + 0 + 6 = 9)
578329 × 9 = 5204961 (5 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 9 + 6 + 1 = 27 (2 + 7 = 9))
482729235601 × 9 = 4344563120409 (4 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 9 = 45 (4 + 5 = 9))
(Exception) 0 x 9 = 0 (0 is not equal to 9)

The only other number with this property is three. In base N, the divisors of N − 1 have this property. Another consequence of 9 being 10 − 1, is that it is also a Kaprekar number.

Every prime in a Cunningham chain of the first kind with a length of 4 or greater is congruent to 9 mod 10 (the only exception being the chain 2, 5, 11, 23, 47).

In probability, the nine is a logarithmic measure of probability of an event, defined as the negative of the base-10 logarithm of the probability of the event's complement. For example, an event that is 99% likely to occur has an unlikelihood of 1% or 0.01, which amounts to −log₁₀ 0.01 = 2 nines of probability. Zero probability gives zero nines (−log₁₀ 1 = 0). The purity of chemicals (see Nine (purity)), the effectivity of processes, the availability of systems etc. can similarly be expressed in nines. For example, "five nines" (99.999%) availability implies a total downtime of no more than five minutes per year. This measure can be confusing, a fact which is discussed in the myth of the nines.

Six recurring nines appear in the decimal places 762 through 767 of pi. This is known as the Feynman point (see also MathWorld).

[edit] In numeral systems

Base	Numeral system
2	binary	1001
3	ternary	100
4	quaternary	21
5	quinary	14
6	senary	13
7	septenary	12
8	octal	11
9	novenary	10
over 9 (decimal, hexadecimal)		9

One billion is a number that contains nine zeros.

[edit] List of basic calculations

Multiplication	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20		21	22	23	24	25		50	100	1000
$9 \times x$	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90		99	108	117	126	135	144	153	162	171	180		189	198	207	216	225		450	900	9000

Division	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12	13	14	15
$9 \div x$	9	4.5	3	2.25	1.6	1.5	$1.\overline{2}8571\overline{4}$	1.125	1	0.9		$0.\overline{8}\overline{1}$	0.75	$0.\overline{6}9230\overline{7}$	$0.6\overline{4}2857\overline{1}$	0.6
$x \div 9$	$0.\overline{1}$	$0.\overline{2}$	$0.\overline{3}$	$0.\overline{4}$	$0.\overline{5}$	$0.\overline{6}$	$0.\overline{7}$	$0.\overline{8}$	1	$1.\overline{1}$		$1.\overline{2}$	$1.\overline{3}$	$1.\overline{4}$	$1.\overline{5}$	$1.\overline{6}$

Exponentiation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12
$9 ^ x\,$	9	81	729	6561	59049	531441	4782969	43046721	387420489	3486784401		31381059609	282429536481
$x ^ 9\,$	1	512	19683	262144	1953125	10077696	40353607	134217728	387420489	1000000000		2357947691	5159780352

Radix	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
Radix	110	120	130	140	150	200	250	500	1000	10000	100000	1000000
$x_{9} \$	1	5	$11_{9} \$	$16_{9} \$	$22_{9} \$	$27_{9} \$	$33_{9} \$	$44_{9} \$	$55_{9} \$	$66_{9} \$	$77_{9} \$	$88_{9} \$	$110_{9} \$	$121_{9} \$
$x_{9} \$	$132_{9} \$	$143_{9} \$	$154_{9} \$	$165_{9} \$	$176_{9} \$	$242_{9} \$	$307_{9} \$	$615_{9} \$	$1331_{9} \$	$14641_{9} \$	$162151_{9} \$	$1783661_{9} \$

[edit] Evolution of the glyph

According to Georges Ifra, the origin of the 9 integers can be attributed to the ancient Indian civilization, and was adopted by subsequent civilizations in conjunction with the 0. [1]

In the beginning, various Indians wrote 9 similar to the modern closing question mark, but dotless. The Kshtrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a 3-look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle to enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the @ character encircles a lowercase a. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, and the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic.

In fonts with text figures, 9 usually has a descender, for example, .

[edit] In science

Nine is the atomic number of fluorine.

[edit] Astronomy

Before 2006 (when Pluto was officially designated as a non-planet), there were nine planets in the solar system.
Messier object M9 is a magnitude 9.0 globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus.
The New General Catalogue object NGC 9, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus

The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2568 February 6 and ended on -1252 April 4. The duration of Saros series 9 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 solar eclipses.
The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -2501 June 26 and ended on -1149 September 16. The duration of Saros series 9 was 1352.2 years, and it contained 76 lunar eclipses.

[edit] In literature

According to Dante's The Divine Comedy, there are nine circles of hell and nine spheres of heaven.

[edit] In religion

Important Buddhist rituals usually involve nine monks.
The first nine days of the Hebrew month of Av are collectively known as "The Nine Days" (Tisha HaYamim), and are a period of semi-mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of Av on which both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed.
In Wiccca there are nine sacred trees used in bonfires
Nine, as the highest single-digit number (in base ten), symbolizes completeness in the Bahá'í Faith. In addition, the word Bahá' in the Abjad notation has a value of 9, and a 9-pointed star is used to symbolize the religion.

[edit] In mythology

[edit] Germanic

Norse mythology and Germanic mythology recognized nine realms of existence. Eight of the realms were embodiments of opposites: fire and ice, heaven and hell, creation and destruction, and light and darkness. These realms all converged on the center realm, where humans lived out their lives.

[edit] Egyptian

In Egyptian mythology, there are nine major gods and goddesses (see also Ennead). The ancient Egyptians believed that a person had to earn the right to enter the afterlife. Before an individual could pass into the next realm, nine great gods known collectively as the Ennead had to judge his worthiness.

[edit] Greek

In Greek mythology, nine goddesses called the Muses were responsible for inspiring the art of musicians, artists, and writers.

[edit] Mayan

In Maya mythology, nine levels existed in the underworld. Metnal, the ninth level, was a place of eternal darkness, cold, and suffering.

[edit] Celtic

One of the most famous legends in Celtic mythology tells the story of nine magical hazel trees at the center of the Otherworld. They hang over the Well of Wisdom and drop their nuts into it, importing wisdom and inspiration to all who drink from the water or eat the salmon of the river.

In astrology, the ninth sign of the Zodiac is Sagittarius, identified by the Greeks as a centaur. Centaurs are magical creatures known for their skills as archers, philosophers, and predictors of the future.

[edit] As lucky or unlucky number

Nine (九 pinyin jiǔ) is considered a good number in Chinese culture because it sounds the same as the word "longlasting" (久 pinyin jiǔ). The Japanese consider 9 to be unlucky, however, because it sounds similar to the Japanese word for "pain" or "distress" (苦 kunrei ku).

Nine is strongly associated with the Chinese dragon, a symbol of magic and power. There are nine forms of the dragon, it is described in terms of nine attributes, and it has nine children.

In Thai, the word for nine, 'gao', is the same as the verb for 'to develop or progress'.

[edit] In music

In music theory a ninth is the ninth note of a musical scale or the interval between the first note and the ninth. A ninth chord is a chord with a ninth.

In classical music the curse of the ninth refers to the superstition that a composer who writes a ninth symphony will die soon. Beethoven, who left his Tenth Symphony unfinished, is regarded by the superstition as the first victim of the curse.

Mozart's work with Köchel number 9 is his Sonata in G for keyboard and violin, the smallest Köchel-number work that's not part of Nannerl's notebook.
Nine is the number of Valkyries in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre.

Bands with the number nine in their name include Stroke 9, Nine Days, and Nine Inch Nails.

In pop music, the song "Love Potion #9" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (who also wrote "Riot in Cell Block No. 9"), and became a hit for The Searchers in 1965.

The Beatles released a song called "Revolution 9" which appears on The White Album (more properly known as The Beatles); its principle vocal feature is a voice repeating, "Number nine...number nine...number nine..." John Lennon, the primary composer of "Revolution 9", also released a solo recording entitled "#9 Dream". The Beatles also released a song called "One After 909" in 1970, although it was recorded in 1969, and Lennon and McCartney had worked on it since the very early days. Lennon is known to have felt a connection with the number 9. Both he and his son, Sean were born on October 9^th. Also, John died on the 9^th (UK Time)

In progressive rock, the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer released a song almost thirty minutes long titled Karn Evil 9.

The first single of Leeds-based band ¡Forward, Russia! was called Nine and was released in April 2005. The title did not carry any symbolism, but followed the then "tradition" of the band for naming their songs in the order in which they were written.

Composer Maury Yeston adapted Federico Fellini's 8½ for Broadway as the musical Nine, which won several Tony Awards in 1982, and was successfully revived in 2003 starring Antonio Banderas.

9 is also the name of various albums, including 9 by Mercyful Fate, released in 1999, and 9 by Public Image Limited. Fairport Convention also released an album with the number for a title. Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice released an album called 9 in November 2006.

In urban culture, 'nine' is a slang word for a 9mm pistol or homicide, the latter from the Illinois Criminal Code for homicide.

[edit] In sports

A batting lineup in baseball consists of nine players. In addition, 9 represents the number of innings in a game.
Nine ball is the standard professional pocket billiards variant played in the United States.
In association football a forward/striker commonly wears the number 9 shirt. For example, Alan Shearer is a famous English footballer who is known as a number 9. Another famous number 9 is Mia Hamm, who has scored more international goals than any other player of either sex.
The car number of the 1988 NASCAR Nextel Cup championship-winning team, when Bill Elliott won the title. He used this number again from 2001 to 2003. Kasey Kahne has driven the 9 car since 2004.
In rugby union the scrum-half wears the 9 shirt.
In baseball, nine represents the right fielder's position.
The retired uniform numbers of former baseball players Ted Williams and Roger Maris.
In ice hockey the number 9 is one of the most prestigious sweater numbers, having been worn by legends like Maurice Richard, Bobby Hull, and Gordie Howe. It was also worn, doubled as 99, by the great Wayne Gretzky.
Reggie Jackson wore 9 with the Oakland A's and is now retired.
Ted Williams wore 9 with the Boston Red Sox.
In association football players that wear the number 9 are key players in the offense and likely to score many goals.
Famed soccer player Ronaldo (Brazilian men's nat'l team, Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid) wears #9.
DC United captain and fan favorite Jaime Moreno wears #99.
The San Francisco 49ers are sometimes referred to as the "niners".
The most notable NFL quarterback to ever wear the number 9 is Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.

[edit] In technology

ISO 9 is the ISO's standard for the transliteration of Cyrillic characters into Latin characters
In the Rich Text Format specification, 9 is the language code for the English language. All codes for regional variants of English are congruent to 9 mod 256.
On most phones, the 9 key is associated with the letters W, X, and Y (and sometimes also Z), but on the BlackBerry it is the key for M.
In Mac OS X, the F9 function key tiles all open windows and sizes them to fit together.
In computer system administration, uptime, a measure of the time a computer system has been up and running, is sometimes measured in "nines"—that is, the number of "9" digits in the percentage of time the computer is normally running. For example, "five nines" means 99.999% reliability, which translates to a total downtime of no longer than five minutes per year.

[edit] Nine and the Circle

The Enneagram is one system of knowledge which shows the correspondence between the 9 integers and the Circle. The 360 degrees of the circle, which can be trace back to the Rig Veda of ancient India, can also be seen to speak of the 9, via theosophical addition (3 + 6 + 0 = 9). [2]

[edit] In other fields

International maritime signal flag for 9

Nine is the highest single-digit number in the decimal system.
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the digit 9 is called "niner".
Nine is the number of musicians in a nonet.
Nine babies born into a single birth are called nonuplets, although not one baby born into a set of nonuplets has ever survived infancy.
A novena lasts for nine days.
Channel 9, an Australian free-to-air television station
Nine judges sit on the United States Supreme Court.
The word "K-9" pronounces the same as canine and is used in many U.S. police departments to denote the unit working with police dog.
There are nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring in The Lord of the Rings saga, to balance and combat the nine Nazgûl, or Ringwraiths.
The ordinal adjective is nonary.
There are nine basic personality types represented on the enneagram.
Joel Garreau identified nine different "nations" of North America.
Nine months is approximately the gestation period for human fetuses.
A standard work day of 9 to 5 begins at 9 a.m.
Stanines are measured on a scale of 1 to 9.
Nine is a special message board on GameFAQs.
The name of the area called Kowloon in Hong Kong literally means: nine dragons.
Nine dragons is also the Vietnamese name for the Mekong river.
Someone dressed "to the nines" is dressed up as much as they can be.
Number of Provinces in South Africa.
Nine Lives Cat Food got its name from the legend that a cat has nine lives.
Nine rank system
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
Nine Worthies
9: The Last Resort was a 1995 computer game.
Seven of Nine, fictional character from the Star Trek universe
Deep Space Nine, space station in the fictional Star Trek universe
Nine months is the average number of months per school year that most primary and secondary students are required to attend.
Magic: The Gathering has a set of nine rare cards, widely regarded as overpowered, known as the Power Nine.
Nine West is a popular brand for clothing.
Nine Eleven is the day of the attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, USA.
9 is the first digit in the 9-1-1 call.
In tarot, card No. 9 is "the Hermit".
The number of hostages in the TV show The Nine
9 is the number of Supreme Court Justices on the Supreme Court.
Ninth Avenue is a major avenue in Manhattan.
Nine Unknown Men are, in occult legend, the custodians of the sciences of the world since ancient times.
The 9, a show on the Internet, hosted by Maria Sansone. The 9
The Nines is a film written and directed by John August, starring Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis and Melissa McCarthy. It is scheduled to premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

[edit] References

From One to Zero (1985), Georges Ifra, Viking, ISBN 0-670-37395-8.

[edit] See also

Enneagram

[edit] Historical years

9 A.D., 9 B.C., 1909, 2009, etc.

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