The Number 50: Properties and Meanings
Prime Factors of
50=
2x
5x
5.
50 can be
Partitioned 26 times with each term no larger than
2.
50 can be
Partitioned 234 times with each term no larger than
3.
50 can be
Partitioned 1154 times with each term no larger than
4.
Sum of the squares of the Pythagorean
3-
4-
5 triangle=
9 +
16 +
25 =
50
50 is a
Hexagonal Pyramidal Number.
Sum of the 1st three abundant numbers
12 +
18 +
20 =
50
50 is the smallest number that can be written as the sum of of
2 squares in
2 ways.
The moon is
fifty times smaller than the Earth.
The
Chemical Element Tin has an atomic number of
50.
The
50 sticks, all the same length, which are handled in the consultation of the Yi King.
The
50 Gates of Understanding in the Kabbalistic tradition correspond with
50 levels of conciousness from unconcious rock through to an enlightened being. They represent the first (counting upwards from 10 to 4)
7 sephirof on the tree of life (with each of the
7 containing every other of the
7 sephirof) + Binna the Gate of Understanding:
49+
1=50.
The
50 letters in the sacred Sanskrit alphabet.
In
Humans: the "petals" of the
7 main chakras total
50.
The
50 grains of the rosary Aksha-Mala of Indians.
Film:
50 First Dates.
The Year 50 AD
In the year
50 AD the southern Arabian kingdom of Qataban was conquered by the Himyaritic Kingdom (with Hittite aid).
In the year
50 AD Xianbei (mounted archers) invaded north China.
In the year
50 AD the Chinese Empire allied itself with the southern Hsiung Nu tribes.
In the year
50 AD the Romans founded Londinium in Britain.