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9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols, usually 0 and 1. ... The octal numeral system, or oct for short, is the base-8 number system, and uses the digits 0 to 7. ... The duodecimal (also known as base-12 or dozenal) system is a numeral system using twelve as its base. ... In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ... Numerals sans-serif Arabic numerals, known formally as Hindu-Arabic numerals, and also as Indian numerals, Hindu numerals, Western Arabic numerals, European numerals, or Western numerals, are the most common symbolic representation of numbers around the world. ... The system of Armenian numerals is a historic numeral system originating using the (capital) letters of the ancient Armenians. ... Bangla redirects here. ... Chinese numerals are characters for writing numbers in Chinese. ... () is an abugida script used to write several Indo-Aryan languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati,Marathi, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Marwari, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Pahari (Garhwali and Kumaoni), Santhali, Nepali, Newari, Tharu and sometimes Kashmiri and Romani. ... Greek numerals are a system of representing numbers using letters of the Greek alphabet. ... The system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. ... For other uses, see Arabic numerals (disambiguation). ... Khmer numerals are the numerals used in the Khmer language of Cambodia. ... Thai numerals (ตัวเลขไทย) are traditionally used in Thailand, although the Arabic numerals (also known as Western numerals) are more common. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... In mathematics, a natural number can mean either an element of the set {1, 2, 3, ...} (i. ... Look up eight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the number 10. ...

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. A composite number is a positive integer which has a positive divisor other than one or itself. ... In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without leaving a remainder. ... This article is about the number one. ... This article is about the number. ... In mathematics, a square number, sometimes also called a perfect square, is an integer that can be written as the square of some other integer; in other words, it is the product of some integer with itself. ... In mathematics, a Motzkin number for a given number n is the number of different ways of drawing non-intersecting chords on a circle between n points. ... A lucky number is a natural number in a set which is generated by a sieve similar to the Sieve of Eratosthenes that generates the primes. ...

9 is the second non-unitary square prime (3²). It has a unique aliquot sum 4 which is itself a square prime. 9 is the only square prime with an aliquot sum of the same form. The aliquot sequence of 9 has 5 members (9,4,3,1,0) this number being the second composite member of the 3-aliquot tree. In mathematics, an aliquot part (or simply aliquot) of an integer is any of its integer divisors. ... For other uses, see 4 (disambiguation). ... In mathematics, an aliquot sequence is a recursive sequence which can be defined in the following way: if we write σ(n) = σ1(n) to be the divisor function normally, then, the aliquot sequence of k can be written: s0 = k sn = σ(sn−1) − sn−1 For example, the aliquot sequence...

There are nine Heegner numbers. In number theory, a Heegner number is a positive integer n such that the quadratic field Q(√-n) has class number 1. ...

Since , 9 is an exponential factorial. An exponential factorial is a positive integer n raised to the power of n - 1, which in turn was raised to the power of n - 2, and so on and so forth, that is, . The exponential factorial can also be defined with the recurrence relation . ...

8 and 9 form a Ruth-Aaron pair under the second definition that counts repeated prime factors as often as they occur. A Ruth-Aaron pair consists of two consecutive integers (e. ...

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. Look up polygon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A regular enneagon. ...

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: For other uses, see Decimal (disambiguation). ... ↔ ⇔ ≡ logical symbols representing iff. ... It has been suggested that Repeated digital sum be merged into this article or section. ...

• 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)(though it can be considered -1 in the tens place and 10 in the ones place(10-1=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. This article is about the number. ... This article is about different methods of expressing numbers with symbols. ... In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without leaving a remainder. ... In mathematics, a Kaprekar number is a number that, in a given base, when squared, can be split into two numbers with the same number of digits as the original number which add up to the original number again. ...

The difference between a base-10 positive integer and the sum of its digits is a whole multiple of nine. Examples:

• The sum of the digits of 41 is 5, and 41-5 = 36. The digital root of 36 is 3+6 = 9, which, as explained above, demonstrates that it is evenly divisible by nine.
• The sum of the digits of 35967930 is 3+5+9+6+7+9+3+0 = 42, and 35967930-42 = 35967888. The digital root of 35967888 is 3+5+9+6+7+8+8+8 = 54, 5+4 = 9.

Subtracting two base-10 positive integers that are transpositions of each other yields a number that is a whole multiple of nine. Some examples:

• 41-14 = 27. The digital root of 27 is 2+7 = 9.
• 36957930-35967930 = 990000, which is obviously a multiple of nine.

This works regardless of the number of digits that are transposed. For example, the largest transposition of 35967930 is 99765330 (all digits in descending order) and its smallest transposition is 03356799 (all digits in ascending order); subtracting pairs of these numbers produces:

• 99765330-35967930 = 63797400; 6+3+7+9+7+4+0+0 = 36, 3+6 = 9.
• 99765330-03356799 = 96408531; 9+6+4+0+8+5+3+1 = 36.
• 35967930-03356799 = 32611131; 3+2+6+1+1+1+3+1 = 18, 1+8 = 9.

Casting out nines is a quick way of testing the calculations of sums, differences, products, and quotients of integers. Casting out nines is a sanity check of the validity of hand computations on integer numbers using +,-,×. It is based on modular arithmetic. ...

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 mathematics, a Cunningham chain is a certain sequence of prime numbers. ...

Six recurring nines appear in the decimal places 762 through 767 of pi. This is known as the Feynman point (see also MathWorld). When a circles diameter is 1, its circumference is Ï€. Pi or Ï€ is the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, approximately 3. ... The Feynman point comprises the 762nd through 767th decimal places of π, consisting of the digit 9 repeated six times. ...

If an odd perfect number is of the form 36k+9, it has at least nine distinct prime factors. In mathematics, a perfect number is defined as an integer which is the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of the positive divisors not including the number. ...

Nine is the binary complement of number six: Look up six in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

 9 = 1001 6 = 0110 

In numberal systems

The radix (Latin for root), also called base, is the number of various unique symbols (or digits or numerals) a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. ... The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols, usually 0 and 1. ... Ternary or trinary is the base-3 numeral system. ... Quaternary is the base four numeral system. ... Quinary (base-5) is a numeral system with five as the base. ... A senary numeral system is a base-six numeral system. ... The septenary numeral system is the base seven number system, and uses the digits 0-6. ... The octal numeral system, or oct for short, is the base-8 number system, and uses the digits 0 to 7. ... Nonary is a base 9 numeral system, typically using the digits 0-8, but not the digit 9. ... For other uses, see Decimal (disambiguation). ... In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ...

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	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	4.5	3	2.25	1.6	1.5		1.125	1	0.9			0.75			0.6
									1

Exponentiation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12	13
	9	81	729	6561	59049	531441	4782969	43046721	387420489	3486784401		31381059609	282429536481	2541865828329
	1	512	19683	262144	1953125	10077696	40353607	134217728	387420489	1000000000		2357947691	5159780352	10604499373

Radix	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
	110	120	130	140	150	200	250	500	1000	10000	100000	1000000
	1	5

In mathematics, multiplication is an elementary arithmetic operation. ... 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. ... 27 (twenty-seven) is the natural number following 26 and preceding 28. ... 36 (thirty-six) is the natural number following 35 and preceding 37. ... 45 (forty-five) is the natural number following 43 and followed by 47. ... 54 (fifty-four) is the natural number following 53 and preceding 55. ... Sixty-three is a natural number following 62 and preceding 64. ... 72 is the natural number following 71 and preceding 73. ... 81 is the natural number following 80 and preceding 82. ... 90 (ninety) is the natural number preceded by 89 and followed by 91. ... // 99 (ninety-nine) is the natural number following 98 and preceding 100. ... 108 is the natural number following 107 and preceding 109. ... 117 is the natural number following 116 and preceding 118. ... 126 is the natural number following 125 and preceding 127. ... In mathematics 135 is the natural number following 134 and preceding 136. ... 144 is the whole number following 143 and preceding 145. ... One hundred fifty-three is the natural number following one hundred fifty-two and preceding one hundred fifty-four. ... Cardinal one hundred and sixty-two Ordinal 162nd (one hundred and sixty-second) Factorization Divisors 1, 2, 9, 81 Roman numeral CLXII Binary 10100010 Hexadecimal A2 162 is an even natural number between 161 and 163. ... Cardinal one hundred and seventy-one Ordinal 171st (one hundred and seventy-first) Factorization Divisors 1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 171 Roman numeral CLXXI Binary 10101011 Hexadecimal AB 171 is an odd natural number between 170 and 172. ... 180 (one hundred eighty in American English, one hundred and eighty in British English) is the natural number following 179 and preceding 181. ... Cardinal One hundred [and] eighty-nine Ordinal 189th Factorization Roman numeral CLXXXIX Binary 10111101 Hexadecimal BD 189 is the natural number following 188 and preceding 190. ... 198 is the natural number between 197 and 199. ... 200 (two hundred) is the natural number following 199 and preceding 201. ... Number of Nicolae Carpathias choice in the best-selling Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins. ... 200 is the natural number following 199 and preceding 201. ... Nine hundred is the natural number following eight hundred ninety-nine and preceding nine hundred one. ... 9000 (nine thousand) is the natural number following 8999 and preceding 9001. ... In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division is an arithmetic operation which is the inverse of multiplication. ... This article discusses the number Four. ... Look up five in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 25 (twenty-five) is the natural number following 24 and preceding 26. ... Look up six in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 125 is the natural number following 124 and preceding 126. ... For other senses of this word, see zero or 0. ... 75 (seventy-five) is the natural number following 74 and preceding 76. ... “Exponent” redirects here. ... 512 (pronounced five hundred twelve) is the number equal to 500 + 10 + 2. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ... The radix (Latin for root), also called base, is the number of various unique symbols (or digits or numerals) a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. ...

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] (Redirected from 0) Zero redirects here. ...

In the beginning, various Indians wrote 9 similar to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. 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 and 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, as 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. For other uses, see 3 (disambiguation). ...

While the shape of the 9 character has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The ascenders are the parts of the characters that lie above the midline, highlighted in red. ... “Font” redirects here. ... Hoefler Text, a contemporary font, uses hanging or old style text figures. ... The descenders are the parts of the characters that lie below the baseline. ... Image File history File links The numerals 1, 9 and 6 written in text figures. ...

See also: Hindu-Arabic numeral system. I like cream cheese, it tastes good on toast. ...

Number 9 could alternately originate from the 9th letter of the Assyrian (Syriac) letter Teth ܛ.^{[citation needed]} If one rotates it, one can see the figure of number 9. Syriac is an Eastern Aramaic language that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. ... (also Teth, Tet) is the ninth letter of many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew , Syriac and Arabic (in abjadi order, 16th in modern order). ...

In science

• Nine is the atomic number of fluorine.

See also: List of elements by atomic number In chemistry and physics, the atomic number (also known as the proton number) is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. ... Distinguished from fluorene and fluorone. ...

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.

This article is about the astronomical term. ... This article is about the Solar System. ... The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier in his catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters first published in 1774. ... Globular Cluster M9 (also known as Messier Object 9, Messier 9, M9, or NGC 6333) is a globular cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. ... The Globular Cluster M80 in the constellation Scorpius is located about 28,000 light years from the Sun and contains hundreds of thousands of stars. ... Ophiuchus (IPA: ), formerly referred to as Serpentarius (IPA: ), the former originating in the Greek language and the latter in the Latin language, both meaning serpent-holder, is one of the 88 constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. ... The New General Catalogue (NGC) is the most well-known catalogue of deep sky objects in amateur astronomy. ... An example of a spiral galaxy, the Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101 or NGC 5457) A spiral galaxy is a galaxy belonging to one of the three main classes of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae”[1] and, as... This article is about the star grouping. ... Pegasus (IPA: ) is a northern constellation, named after the mythological winged horse Pegasus. ... A Saros cycle is a period of 6585 + 1/3 days (approximately 18 years 10 days and 8 hours) which can be used to predict eclipses of the sun and the moon. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Time lapse movie of the 3 March 2007 lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth’s shadow. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Probability

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. Probability is the likelihood that something is the case or will happen. ... Value Logarithmic scales give the logarithm of a quantity instead of the quantity itself. ... This article is about the number 10. ... Look up logarithm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In probability theory, the probability P of some event E, denoted , is defined in such a way that P satisfies the Kolmogorov axioms. ... For other senses of this word, see zero or 0. ... Nines are an informal, yet common method of grading the purity of very fine precious metals such as platinum, gold and silver. ... In telecommunications and reliability theory, the term availability has the following meanings: 1. ... Downtime refers to a period of time or a percentage of a timespan that a machine or system (usually a computer server) is offline or not functioning, usually as a result of either system failure (such as a crash) or routine maintenance. ... In information technology, the myth of the nines is the idea that standard measurements of availability can be misleading. ...

Physiology

A human pregnancy normally lasts nine months. This article is about human pregnancy in biological females. ...

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.
• 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.
• Nine is a significant number in Norse Mythology. Odin hung himself on an ash tree for nine days to learn the runes.
• Jesus healed ten lepers; nine did not even thank him.
• Anton LaVey applied the number to Satan.

The Hebrew calendar (‎) or Jewish calendar is the calendar used by Jews for religious purposes. ... Av (אָב, Standard Hebrew Av, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĀḇ; from Akkadian abu) is also the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year and the fifth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. ... Tisha BAv (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב), or the Ninth of Av, is an annual fast day in Judaism. ... The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Bet HaMikdash and meaning literally The Holy House) was located on the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) in the old city of Jerusalem. ... For other uses, see Decimal (disambiguation). ... This article is about the generally recognized global religious community. ... The Abjad numerals are a decimal numeral system which was used in the Arabic-speaking world prior to the use of the Hindu-Arabic numerals from the 8th century, and in parallel with the latter until Modern times. ... Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples, including those who settled on Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Hansens disease, commonly known as leprosy, is an infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae. ... Anton Szandor LaVey, born Howard Stanton Levey[1][2] (11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997) was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, musician, and actor. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ...

As lucky or unlucky number, Chinese culture

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). The fear of the number nine is enneaphobia. Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... In Chinese culture, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利) based on the Chinese word that the number name sounds similar to. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Romaji ローマ字 Kunrei-shiki (訓令式, Cabinet-ordered system) is a romanization system, that is, a system for transcribing the Japanese language into the Roman alphabet. ...

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 It has 9×13 scales, 9×9 being yang (masculine, or bad influence) and 9×4 being yin (feminine, or good influence).^[2] The dragon often symbolizes the Emperor, and the number nine can be found in many ornaments in the Forbidden City. The circular altar platform (Earthly Mount) of the Temple of Heaven has one circular marble plate in the center, surrounded by a ring of nine plates, then by a ring of 18 plates, and so on, for a total of nine rings, with the outermost having 81=9×9 plates. Japanese name Hiragana: KyÅ«jitai: Shinjitai: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Thai name Thai: Vietnamese name Quốc ngữ: Hán tá»±: The Chinese dragon is a Chinese mythical creature, depicted as a long, scaled, snake-like creature with four claws. ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quốc ngữ: Chữ nôm: Hán tá»±: The Taijitu of Zhou Dun-yi In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are generalized descriptions of the antitheses or mutual correlations in human perceptions of phenomena... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quốc ngữ: Chữ nôm: Hán tá»±: The Taijitu of Zhou Dun-yi In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are generalized descriptions of the antitheses or mutual correlations in human perceptions of phenomena... For the volcano in Indonesia, see Emperor of China (volcano). ... For other uses, see Forbidden City (disambiguation). ... The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. ...

In music

• There is a rapper named Tech N9ne whose name stands for "Technique N9ne" because 9 is the number of completion

• 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.

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

• The Beatles released a song called "Revolution 9" which appears on The White Album (more properly known as The Beatles); its principal 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".

• "Love Potion No. 9 originally performed by The Clovers in 1955. Love Potion No. 9 was a 1992 movie starring Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan.

• 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.

• In hip-hop, the rapper Nine, who got his big break in late 1993 as a featured guest on First Funkmaster Flex and the Ghetto Celebs, released 2 albums (Nine Livez in 1995 and Cloud Nine in 1996) and is now making a comeback. [1]

• Dublin pop-punk band Nine IX Lives formed in 2005 and use 'IX' in their logo.

Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri) better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is an American rapper. ... Music theory is a field of study that investigates the nature or mechanics of music. ... In music or music theory a ninth is the note nine scale degrees from the root of chord and also the interval between the root and the ninth. ... In music, a scale is a set of musical notes that provides material for part or all of a musical work. ... In music theory, the term interval describes the difference in pitch between two notes. ... Extended chords are tertian chords (built from thirds) or triads with notes extended, or added, beyond the seventh, including all the thirds in between the seventh and the extended note. ... This article is about the genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. ... The curse of the ninth is the superstition that any composer of symphonies, from Beethoven onwards, will die soon after writing his or her own Ninth Symphony. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Beethovens Symphony No. ... 9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. ... Stroke 9 is a band that was formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989. ... Nine Days are a rock band who experienced the greater part of their popularity during the early part of this millennium. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... alice nine. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Music sample Revolution #9 Problems? See media help. ... The White Album redirects here. ... The White Album redirects here. ... 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In Sport

• Nine ball is the standard professional pocket billiards variant played in the United States.
• In association football (soccer) the centre-forward/striker traditionally (since at least the fifties) wears the number 9 shirt. The number was made most famous by Ronaldo and has also been used by other famous strikers such as Ally McCoist, Hernán Crespo, Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto'o.
• 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 baseball, nine represents the right fielder's position.
• The retired uniform numbers of former baseball players Ted Williams and Roger Maris. Reggie Jackson also wore 9 with the Oakland A's for nine years and is now retired.
• 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.
• In association football players that wear the number 9 are key players in the offense and likely to score many goals.
• Famed football(soccer) player Ronaldo (Brazilian men's national team) wears #9.
• The San Francisco 49ers are sometimes referred to as the "niners".
• The most notable NFL quarterbacks to ever wear the number 9 are Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals, Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys and Steve McNair of the Baltimore Ravens.
• The number worn by current NBA player Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, MVP of the 2007 NBA Finals.
• The number worn by Roy Hobbs in the movie The Natural.
• In rugby, the number generally worn by the scrum half.
• The number worn by Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic.

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