42
"Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", according to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Summary
42 is a meme[1]. 42 draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (meme category, ranking #9 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- 42 is the creator of Q42[3].
- 42's image is recorded as Answer to Life 42.svg[4].
- 42's image is recorded as NROL-42.png[5].
- 42's instance of is recorded as meme[6].
- 42's instance of is recorded as reply[7].
- 42's instance of is recorded as winged words[8].
- 42's instance of is recorded as meaning of life[9].
- 42's part of is recorded as phrases from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"[10].
- 42's Commons category is recorded as 42 (answer)[11].
- 42's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
- 42's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/042s07[13].
- 42's from narrative universe is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe[14].
- 42's numeric value is recorded as {'amount': '+42'}[15].
- 42's partially coincident with is recorded as 42[16].
- 42's different from is recorded as 42[17].
- 42's different from is recorded as 42[18].
- 42's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1q6jh4dg3[19].
- 42's Fandom article ID is recorded as hitchhikers:42[20].
- 42's TV Tropes ID is recorded as JustForFun/FortyTwo[21].
- 42's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 42[22].
- 42's media franchise is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[23].
- 42's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 生命、宇宙、そして万物についての究極の疑問の答え[24].
- 42's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything[25].
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Works and Contributions
42 is the creator of Q42[3]. Things named for 42 include 42[26], an educational organization[27], in France[28], founded in 2013[29].
Why It Matters
42 draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (meme category, ranking #9 of 13).[2] 42 has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] 42 is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for 42 include 42[26], an educational organization[27], in France[28], founded in 2013[29].