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46 is the natural number following 45 and preceding 47.

1 In mathematics

Forty-six is a Wedderburn-Etherington number, an enneagonal number and a centered triangular number.

2 In other fields

Forty-six is also:

• The atomic number of palladiumThis article describes the chemical element palladium. For other meanings, see palladium (disambiguation Palladium is a chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46. A rare silver-white transition metal of the platinum group, palladium resembles p.
• The number of humanHuman beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. Biologically, they are classified as Homo sapiens ( Latin for knowing man , a primate species of mammal with a highly developed brain. In spiritua chromosomes.
• The total of books in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible in the CatholicGeneral meaning Catholic means universal or whole''. With respect to the Christian Church, the early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided church. It is in that sense that all Christians today claim ownership of the term, including Prot version if the Book of Lamentations is counted as a book separate from the Book of Jeremiah.
• In Psalm 46 in the King James Bible, the 46th word from the beginning is "shake" and the 46th word from the end is "spear", in reference to Shakespeare, who at the time the King James Bible came out was 46-years old.
• The code for direct dial international phone calls to SwedenThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf.
• Carl LongCarl Long (born September 20 1967) in Roxboro, North Carolina, is a NASCAR race car driver. He drives the #46 Glenn Underwater Services Dodge in Nextel Cup and the #07 BG products Ford in the Busch Series. Long is most famous for two actions. In 2000, he's racecar number.
• Part of the title Forty-Six Lives, a translation by Henry Parker and Lord Morley of Boccaccio's play De claris mulieribus.
• The number of mountains in the 46 peaks of the Adirondak mountain range. People who have climbed all of them are called "forty-sixers"; there is also an unofficial 47th peak.
• The number of samurai, out of 47, who carried out the attack in the historical Ako vendetta; sometimes referred to as the 46 Ronin to discount the one samurai forced to turn back.
• In the title of the movie Code 46, starring Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton.
• The year AD 46, 46 BC, and 1946.