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What Does The Number 20 Mean?

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    Apart from being the answer to an infinite number of equations (eg: What is 10 plus 10, what is 5 times 4, what is 100 minus 80, what is 15 million divided by 750-thousand, you get the idea) the number 20 also has various "unique" properties:The unit of measurement in an eye examination (ie: 20/20 vision), originally derived from the test subject having "normal vision" at a distance of 20 feet.The number of members in a group collectively known as a "score" (ie: 12 = dozen, 20 = score)The atomic number of calciumThe sum of three Fibonacci Numbers: 2 + 5 + 13One of the "magic" numbers of nucleons observed to form a stable outer shell in the nucleus of various radioactive isotopes.etc.For the answer to have more meaning, the question needs to have more context.-B
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    Uthacalthi 

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