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magic number
mag·ic num·ber (plural mag·ic num·bers)


noun 
Definition:
 
specific number of protons or neutrons: any of the numbers 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, and 126 that represent the number of protons or neutrons in very stable atomic nuclei
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