48 (number)
48 is the natural number following 47 and preceding 49. It is one third of a gross, or four dozen.
In mathematics
48 is a highly composite number, and a Størmer number.By a classical result of Honsberger, the number of incongruent integer-sided triangles of perimeter is given by the equations for even, and for odd.
48 is the order of full octahedral symmetry, which describes three-dimensional mirror symmetries associated with the regular octahedron and cube.
There are 48 symmetries of a cube.
In other fields
Forty-eight may also refer to:- In Chinese numerology, 48 is an auspicious number meaning 'determined to prosper', or simply 'prosperity', which is good for business.
- '48 is a slang term in Palestinian Arabic for parts of Israel or Palestine not under the control of the State of Palestine. Arab people from those parts are colloquially known as 48-Arabs.