5 (number) - Miscellaneous Fields

Miscellaneous Fields

Five can refer to:

• "Give me five" is a common phrase used preceding a High five
• An informal term for the British Security Service, MI5.
• Five babies born at one time are quintuplets. The most famous set of quintuplets were the Dionne quintuplets born in the 1930s.
• In the United States legal system, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution can be referred to in court as "pleading the fifth", absolving the defendant from self-incrimination.
• Pentameter is verse with five repeating feet per line; iambic pentameter was the most popular form in Shakespeare.
• Quintessence, meaning 'fifth element', refers to the elusive fifth element that completes the basic four elements (water, fire, air, and earth)
• The designation of an Interstate Highway (Interstate 5) that runs from San Diego, California to Blaine, Washington. In addition, all major north-south Interstate Highways in the United States end in 5.
• The five basic tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.
• In the computer game Riven, 5 is considered a holy number, and is a recurring theme throughout the game, appearing in hundreds of places, from the number of islands in the game, to the number of bolts on pieces of machinery.

• The Garden of Cyrus 1658 by Sir Thomas Browne is a Pythagorean Discourse based upon the number 5.
• The holy number of Discordianism, as dictated by the Law of Fives.
• The number of Justices on the Supreme Court of the United States necessary to render a majority decision.
• The number of dots in a quincunx.
• The number of permanent members with veto power on the United Nations Security Council.
• The number of points in a pentagram.
• The number of Korotkoff sounds when measuring blood pressure
• The drink Five Alive is named for its five ingredients.
• The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989.
• No. 5 is the name of the iconic fragrance created by Coco Chanel.
• The Committee of Five was delegated to draft the United States Declaration of Independence.
• The 5th U.S. President was James Monroe.
• The five-second rule is a commonly used rule of thumb for dropped food.
• 5 is a character in the Peanuts comic strip.