215 (two hundred ndfifteen) is the

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following

214 Year 214 ( CCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Suetrius (or, less frequently, year 967 ''Ab urbe con ...

and preceding

216 __NOTOC__ Year 216 ( CCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus (or, less frequently, year 969 ''Ab ...

In mathematics

*215 is a

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and a

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. *

215 = (3!)^3 - 1

*215 is the second smallest integer (after 5) such that

n^2-17

is twice a square:

215^2-17 = 2 \times 152^2

. *215 is a vertically symmetric number on a calculator display . *There are 215 sequences of four integers, counting re-arrangements as distinct, such that the sum of their reciprocals is 1. These are **24 arrangements of (2,3,7,42), (2,3,8,24), (2,3,9,18), (2,3,10,15), (2,4,5,20) and (2,4,6,12). **12 arrangements of (3,3,4,12), (3,4,4,6), (2,3,12,12), (2,4,8,8) and (2,5,5,10). **6 arrangements of (3,3,6,6). **4 arrangements of (2,6,6,6). **1 arrangement of (4,4,4,4).

In other fields

* 215 Oenone is a

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. *E215 is the

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of Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate. *There are several highways numbered 215. 215 is also: *The

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for

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. *The year AD 215 or 215 BC *215 is often used as slang for

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, from California Proposition 215, legalizing it for medical use. *The first

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of metropolitan

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References

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