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54
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
54; fifty-four; liv
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Monocarboxylate transporter 5 (487 aa, ~54 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC16A4 gene.
(Monocarboxylate Transporter 5, NCI Thesaurus)
Or it may be influenced by a tidal tug from the star's red dwarf binary companion (HR 4796B), located at least 54 billion miles from the primary star.
(Hubble Finds Huge System of Dusty Material Enveloping the Young Star HR 4796A, NASA)
Height: 23-30 inches (58-75 cm.) Weight: 120-145 pounds (54.4-65.2 kg.)
(Dogue-de-Bordeaux, NCI Thesaurus)
Nineteen healthy adults consumed a proprietary plant-based diet that provided between 34% and 54% of the normal caloric intake with at least 9–10% protein, 34–47% carbohydrate, and 44–56% fat.
(Health Effects of a Diet that Mimics Fasting, NIH)
According to the 2016 Amazon Deforestation Report (original Portuguese title: Panorama do Desmatamento da Amazônia 2016), the states with the largest increase in deforestation rates were Amazonas, Acre and Pará, with 54%, 47% and 41% respectively.
(Amazon lost 7,989 km² of forest in 12 months, Agência Brasil)
The traditional ‘brrr-hm’ call increased the probability of being guided by a honeyguide from 33% to 66%, and the overall probability of being shown a bees’ nest from 16% to 54% compared to the control sounds.
(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
True detection of lies, even carried out by professionals, is only slightly higher than pure chance (54%), and the rate rises to 60%‑70% with strategic interviewing.
(The most reliable scientific model to date for detecting when a person is lying, based on thermography, University of Granada)
Centrosomal protein of 55 kDa (464 aa, ~54 kDa) is encoded by the human CEP55 gene.
(Centrosomal Protein of 55 kDa, NCI Thesaurus)
The average U.S. temperature in 2016 was 54.9 degrees F (2.9 degrees F above average), which ranked as the second warmest year in 122 years of record-keeping.
(2016 was 2nd warmest year on record for U.S., NOAA)
Human CDH3 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 16q22.1 and is approximately 54 kb in length.
(CDH3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)