Editing Magic number

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'''Magic number''' may refer to:
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==Science and technology==
* [[Magic number (chemistry)]], number of atoms or molecules forming an exceptionally stable cluster
* [[Magic number (physics)]], the number of nucleons that results in completely filled [[nuclear shell model|nuclear shells]] 
* [[Magic number (programming)]], either a unique identifier or a literal with unexplained meaning

==Arts and entertainment==
* [[Magic Numbers (game show)|''Magic Numbers'' (game show)]], British 2010 television game show
* [[Magic Number (game)]], a pricing game on ''The Price is Right''
* [[Magic Number (song)|"Magic Number" (song)]], a song by Maaya Sakamoto
* "The Magic Number", a 1990 song by De La Soul from ''[[3 Feet High and Rising]]''
* [[The Magic Numbers]], a British rock band
** [[The Magic Numbers (album)|''The Magic Numbers'' (album)]], the debut album by the band
* ''Magic Numbers'' or ''Hannah Fry's Magic Numbers'', a 2018 series of episodes about Mathematics, presented by [[Hannah Fry]].

==Other uses==
* [[Magic number (sports)]], a number that indicates how close a team is to winning a season title
* [[Magic number (oil)]], the price per barrel of oil at which an oil exporting nation runs a deficit

==See also==
* "[[The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two]]", a 1956 paper by George Miller
* [[Magic constant]], the sum in a magic square
* [[Numerology]], the belief that numbers can have magic properties

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