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1. The cardinal number forty-two.

The number 42 is often given as a joking answer to the question of the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, and is sometimes used as an example value in programming where a number is desired, in reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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42

1. Alternative form of Texas 42

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