32 (number)

In mathematics

In science

• The atomic number of germanium
• The freezing point of water at standard atmospheric pressure in degrees Fahrenheit

  Astronomy

• Messier 32, a magnitude 9.0 galaxy in the constellation Andromeda which is a companion to M31.
• The New General Catalogue NGC 32, a star in the constellation Pegasus

  In music

• The number of completed, numbered piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
• "32 Footsteps", a song by They Might Be Giants
• "The Chamber of 32 Doors", a song by Genesis, from their 1974 concept album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
• "32", a song on Mr. Mister's debut album I Wear the Face
• "32", a song by electro-rock group Carpark North
• "Thirty Two", a song by Van Morrison on the album New York Sessions '67
• ThirtyTwo is the fourth album by English band Reverend and the Makers
• "32 Pennies", a song on Warrant's 1989 debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
• The number of rays in the Japanese Rising Sun on the cover of Incubus' 2006 album Light Grenades
• "32 Ways To Die", a song on Sum41's album Half Hour of Power
• The shortened pseudonym of UK rapper Wretch 32

  In religion

In sports

• In chess, the total number of black squares on the board, the total number of white squares, and the total number of pieces at the beginning of the game.
• The number of teams in the National Football League.
• In association football:
• * The FIFA World Cup final tournament has featured 32 men's national teams from 1998 through 2022, after which the field will expand to 48.
• * The FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament will feature 32 national teams starting with the next edition in 2023.
• * The ball used in association football is most often made with 32 panels of leather or synthetic material.

  In other fields

• The number of teeth of a full set of teeth in an adult human, including wisdom teeth
• The size of a databus in bits: 32-bit
• The size, in bits, of certain integer data types, used in computer representations of numbers
• IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses
• ASCII and Unicode code point for space
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Belgium
• In the title Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, starring Colm Feore
• Article 32 of the UCMJ concerns pre-trial investigations. Such a hearing is often called an "article 32 hearing"
• Sometimes considered to be the occult opposite of number 23
• The caliber.32 ACP
• The number of pages in the average comic book
• The number of the French department Gers
• The traditional 32 counties of Ireland