99

Last two-digit number

Ninety-nine, the number between 98 and 100.

Its proximity to a round hundred makes it useful for suggesting "almost all" or "nearly complete": Ninety-nine percent of the time, it works.

In pricing, 99 endings ($9.99, $99) create the psychological impression of a lower price.

99 problems suggests numerous troubles.

99 red balloons is a Cold War–era song.

number

ninety-nine

Penultimate two-digit number

double-digit · figure · quantity · cardinal · ordinal · even · score · sum · total · amount

counting

tally

Recorded count

list · catalogue · tabulate · record · register · reckon · total · sum · calculate · quantify

pop-culture

Jay-Z

  • problemsSituations needing resolution
  • 1999Final twentieth-century year
  • jerseyKnitted pullover garment
cricket

innings

Team batting periods

overs · scorecard · boundary · six · stumps · crease · century · partnership · test · milestone

mathematics

prime

Readying for action

multiples · square · cube · Fibonacci · sequence · modular · arithmetic

Categories
Opposites
numerical magnitude/proximity to 100

991

Smallest positive integer

0 · zero · one · 2 · failing grade

digit count threshold

99100

Ten squared

triple digits · 101 · 1000 · premium pricing · ordinal

symbolic/cultural meaning of incompleteness

99100

Ten squared

100% · whole · complete · round number · perfect score

Phrases
Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G