25 (twenty-five) is the
natural number following
24 and preceding
26.
In mathematics

It is a
square number, being
52 = 5 × 5. It is one of two two-digit numbers whose square and higher powers of the number also ends in the same last two digits, e.g., 25
2 = 625; the other is
76. It is the smallest square that is also a sum of two (non-zero) squares: 25 = 3
2 + 4
2. Hence, it often appears in illustrations of the
Pythagorean theorem
In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite t ...
.
25 is the sum of the five consecutive single-digit odd natural numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.
25 is a
centered octagonal number, a
centered square number, a
centered octahedral number, and an
automorphic number.
25 percent (%) is equal to .
It is the smallest
decimal
The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers of the Hindu–Arabic numeral ...
Friedman number as it can be expressed by its own digits: 5
2.
It is also a
Cullen number
In mathematics, a Cullen number is a member of the integer sequence C_n = n \cdot 2^n + 1 (where n is a natural number). Cullen numbers were first studied by James Cullen in 1905. The numbers are special cases of Proth numbers.
Properties
In 1 ...
and a vertically symmetrical number. 25 is the smallest
pseudoprime satisfying the congruence 7
''n'' = 7 mod ''n''.
25 is the smallest
aspiring number — a composite non-
sociable number whose
aliquot sequence does not terminate.
According to the
Shapiro inequality In mathematics, the Shapiro inequality is an inequality (mathematics), inequality proposed by Harold S. Shapiro in 1954.
Statement of the inequality
Suppose n is a natural number and x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n are positive numbers and:
* n is even and ...
, 25 is the smallest odd integer ''n'' such that there exist ''x'', ''x'', ..., ''x'' such that
:
where ''x'' = ''x'', ''x'' = ''x''.
Within decimal, one can readily test for divisibility by 25 by seeing if the last two digits of the number match 00, 25, 50, or 75.
There are 25 primes under 100.
In science
* The
Standard Model
The Standard Model of particle physics is the theory describing three of the four known fundamental forces (electromagnetism, electromagnetic, weak interaction, weak and strong interactions - excluding gravity) in the universe and classifying a ...
of physics features a total of 25
elementary particles: 12
fermions (made of 6
quarks and 6
leptons) and 13
bosons
In particle physics, a boson ( ) is a subatomic particle whose spin quantum number has an integer value (0,1,2 ...). Bosons form one of the two fundamental classes of subatomic particle, the other being fermions, which have odd half-integer spi ...
(made of 12
gauge bosons and 1
scalar boson
A scalar boson is a boson whose spin equals zero. ''Boson'' means that the particle's wave function is symmetric under particle exchange and therefore follows Bose–Einstein statistics. The spin-statistics theorem implies that all bosons have a ...
).
*The atomic number of
manganese.
*The average percentage
DNA overlap of an individual with their half-sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, identical twin cousin (offspring of identical twins), or double cousin.
In religion
*In Ezekiel's vision of a new temple: The number twenty-five is of cardinal importance in Ezekiel's Temple Vision (in the Bible,
Ezekiel
Ezekiel (; he, יְחֶזְקֵאל ''Yəḥezqēʾl'' ; in the Septuagint written in grc-koi, Ἰεζεκιήλ ) is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible.
In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ezekiel is acknow ...
chapters 40–48).
*In
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
, there are 25 prophets mentioned in the Quran.
In sports
* Before 2020, the size of the full roster on a
Major League Baseball team for most of the season, except for regular-season games on or after September 1, when teams expanded their roster to 40 players.
* The size of the playing roster on a
Nippon Professional Baseball team for a particular game. Active NPB rosters consist of 28 players, but prior to each game, managers must designate three players who will be ineligible for that game.
*In baseball, the number 25 is typically reserved for the best slugger on the team. Examples include
Mark McGwire,
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants f ...
,
Jim Thome, and
Mark Teixeira.
*The number of points needed to win a set in volleyball under rally scoring rules (except for the fifth set), so long as the losing team's score is two less than the winning team's score (i.e., if the winning team scores 25 points, the losing team can have no more than 23 points)
*In
U.S. college football, schools that are members of
NCAA Division I FBS are allowed to provide
athletic scholarships to a maximum of 25 new football players (i.e., players who were not previously receiving scholarships) each season.
In other fields
Twenty-five is:
*Part of the name of the
LSD-25
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known colloquially as acid, is a potent psychedelic drug. Effects typically include intensified thoughts, emotions, and sensory perception. At sufficiently high dosages LSD manifests primarily mental, v ...
molecule.
*The number of years of marriage marked in a silver
wedding anniversary.
*The minimum age of candidates for election to the
United States House of Representatives. "Under 25" provides a common cut-off point for designating
youth.
*The number of cents in a
quarter A quarter is one-fourth, , 25% or 0.25.
Quarter or quarters may refer to:
Places
* Quarter (urban subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town
Placenames
* Quarter, South Lanarkshire, a settlement in Scotland
* Le Quartier, a settlement i ...
.
*The usual
TCP
TCP may refer to:
Science and technology
* Transformer coupled plasma
* Tool Center Point, see Robot end effector
Computing
* Transmission Control Protocol, a fundamental Internet standard
* Telephony control protocol, a Bluetooth communication s ...
port for
SMTP.
*The name of the national board game of India (
Pachisi — Hindi for 25).
*The name of an Irish card game, see
Spoil Five.
*The per-second frame rate of the
PAL video standard.
*The name of
Adele's 2015 album ''
25,'' named for her age in that year.
*The number of the French department
Doubs.
*The temperature, in Celsius, at which some characteristics of
semiconductors are specifically given in a
datasheet
A datasheet, data sheet, or spec sheet is a document that summarizes the performance and other characteristics of a product, machine, component (e.g., an electronic component), material, subsystem (e.g., a power supply), or software in sufficie ...
.
*The number of panels on the weekly
TV Asahi quiz show ''
Panel Quiz Attack 25
is a game show airing once weekly on the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation network in Japan. The program first aired on April 6, 1975.
It was announced on July 7, 2021, that the show will be ending its 46-year run on September 26, 202https://www.a ...
''.
Slang names
* Pony (British slang for £25)
[Evans, I.H., ''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'', 14th ed., Cassell, 1990, ]
See also
*
List of highways numbered 25
References
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