25 (number)

Template:Infobox number 25 (twenty-five) is the natural number following 24 and preceding 26.

In mathematics

25 is a square.

It is a square number, being 5². 25 is also the smallest square that is also a sum of two nonzero squares: $25=3^2+4^2$. In other words, the numbers 3, 4 and 5 form the smallest Pythagorean triple.

In religion

In Ezekiel's vision of a new temple: The number twenty-five is of cardinal importance in Ezekiel's Temple Vision (in the Bible, Ezekiel chapters 40–48).

In sports

In baseball, the number 25 is typically reserved for the best slugger on the team. Examples include Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Jim Thome, and Mark Teixeira.

In other fields

Twenty-five years of marriage is marked in a silver wedding anniversary.