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20

20

∞ 1.0
The number after nineteen and before twenty-one
  • numeral
translation icon : veinte
  • Participants were between 20 and 26 years old, with an average age of 22.75.
  • 20 years old
  • 20 minutes
  • 20 percent

Examples

  • Nuclear energy currently produces a little more than 20 percent of the nation's electricity.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Office for Intellectual Freedom has estimated that only 20-25% of challenges are ever reported.

    Academic text (2011)

  • After all, it's been, what, 10, 20 years?

    Jack Be Nimble (1993)

  • I think I'd last about 20 minutes.

    The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

  • Profiles are available for more than 20 researchers, and the collection is growing.

    Academic text (2011)

  • If you brought him to my lab, the Regeneration Cradle could do this in 20 minutes.

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

  • RESULTS: Thirty-seven breast procedures performed on 20 patients were included in the present study.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We developed the questionnaire following our literature review and 20 interviews with industry experts.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We'll give you $20.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • The recipe calls for 20 grams of sugar.

Synonyms

twenty
vs20
∞ 1.0

A number that is ten plus ten

is written as digits rather than letters
XX
vs20
4.1

A Roman numeral that means the number twenty

is written as digits rather than Roman symbols

Compounds

atomic number 20
  • Specialized
3.4

A metal element that animals and plants need for bones and muscles

Surface Forms

20 cardinal digit
twenty cardinal word
20th ordinal digit
twentieth ordinal word

Etymology

The number 20 comes from the old English word twenty, made from two ('2') and ten ('10'). So 20 simply means 'two tens', which is why it is ten more than ten.