48 (number)

In mathematics

In science

• The atomic number of cadmium
• The number of Ptolemaic constellations
• The number of symmetries of a cube

  Astronomy

• Messier object M48, a magnitude 5.5 open cluster in the constellation Hydra
• The New General Catalogue NGC 48, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

  In religion

• The prophecies of 48 Jewish prophets and 7 prophetesses were recorded in the Tanakh for posterity
• According to the Mishnah, Torah wisdom is acquired via 48 ways

  In music

• 48 is twice the total number of major and minor keys in Western tonal music, not counting enharmonic equivalents.
• Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is informally known as because it consists of a prelude and a fugue in each major and minor key, for a total of forty-eight pieces.
• "48" is a song by Sunny Day Real Estate
• "48" is a song by Tyler, The Creator
• "Forty eight" is a song by Truckfighters on their 2007 album, Phi
• "48 Hour Parole" is a song by the Hollies
• "48 Crash" is a song by Suzi Quatro
• Familiar 48 is an alternative pop/rock band formerly known as Bonehead
• On Tool’s album Ænima, there is a song named "Forty-Six & 2"; the sum of which is 48.
• AKB48 Group is a Japanese female idol group.

  In sports

• 48 is the total number of minutes in a full NBA game.

  In other fields

• the code for international direct dial phone calls to Poland
• the model number of the HP-48 S/SX/G/GX/G+/GII
• the 48 Hour Film Project
• The First 48, an American crime program, 2004-present
• 48 Hours is a television news program on CBS
• 48 Hrs., a 1982 film starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, followed by Another 48 Hrs.
• Arizona is the 48th state in the Union
• The 48 United States are also referred to as the "Lower 48" or the "48 contiguous states"
• '48 is an alternate history novel by James Herbert
• The 48 Laws of Power is a book by Robert Greene
• The number 48 in ASCII is what you add to any single digit integer to convert to its ASCII value
• MAC address uses 48-bit
• The number of the French department Lozère
• a model of Harley-Davidson in the Sportster line.
• In Chinese Numerology, 48 is an auspicious number meaning 'determined to prosper', or simply 'prosperity'; which is good for business.
• 48 is the number Mountain peaks in New Hampshire over 4000 feet above sea level, as defined by the Appalachian Mountain Club.