9

Highest single digit

Nine, the cardinal number between eight and ten.

As a digit (9), it appears in addresses, phone numbers, and measurements.

In Western culture, nine recurs in expressions: a cat's nine lives, the whole nine yards, dressed to the nines.

Cloud nine suggests bliss.

A nine-to-five is a standard workday job.

quantity

nine

Eight plus one

novena · triple-triple · muses · planets · innings · justices · yards

luck

auspicious

Indicating future success

Chinese · completion · emperor · celestial · blessing · eternal · supreme · dragons · feng-shui

cultural

nine-to-five

Regular office schedule

Fellini · muses

sports

innings

Team batting periods

pitcher · batter · lineup · jersey · positions · squad · cricket

digit

number

Symbol representing quantity

Roman · IX · symbol · character · placeholder · integer · counting · decimal · numeric · quantity

time

AM

Pre-midday designation

workday · rush-hour · curfew · bedtime · news · opening · closing · schedule · appointment

Categories
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numerical magnitude (single-digit scale)

90

Numeral for nothing

zero · 1 · one · 2 · F

digit count threshold

910

Single-digit maximum

100 · double-digit · ten · 11

Phrases
Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G