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Recognised as Decimal number

0.42

  • Positive
  • Decimal
  • 2 d.p.
  • Exact fraction
  • 2 s.f.

0.42 is a decimal number equal to 21⁄50. It lies between 0 and 1, and as a percentage it is 42%.

Number properties

Absolute value0.42
SignPositive
Integer part0
Fractional part0.42
Decimal places2
Floor0
Ceiling1
Rounded to nearest0
Truncated0

Fractions & ratios

As a fraction21/50exact
Ratio21 : 50
As a percentage42%
Reciprocal2.380952381

Arithmetic

Double0.84
Half0.21
Square0.1764
Cube0.074088
Square root0.6480740698
Cube root0.7488872387
Negation-0.42
Natural logarithm-0.8675005677
Logarithm base 10-0.3767507096

Representations

Decimal0.42
Scientific notation4.2 × 10^-1
Exponential4.2e-1
IEEE 754 binary64 (hex)0x3FDAE147AE147AE1the exact 64-bit pattern stored
IEEE 754 binary32 (hex)0x3ED70A3D32-bit single precision, may lose accuracy
Stored as0.42the nearest binary64 value to what you typed

Rounding & precision

Significant figures as written2counted from the digits as typed, not from the value
To 0 decimal places0
To 1 decimal place0.4
To 2 decimal places0.42
To 3 decimal places0.420
To 4 decimal places0.4200
To 1 significant figure0.4
To 2 significant figures0.42
To 3 significant figures0.420
To 4 significant figures0.4200

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00:42 (time of day)

  • 00:42
  • 12:42 am
  • 2,520 s
  • 2.9% of the day

00:42 is 2,520 seconds after midnight, 2.9167% of the way through the day, with 23 hours and 18 minutes remaining. In twelve-hour form it is 12:42 am, and the hour and minute hands sit 129° apart.

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The time

24-hour00:42
12-hour12:42 am
Hours, minutes, seconds0 h 42 m 0 s
Seconds since midnight2,520
Minutes since midnight42
Decimal hours0.7the form payroll and timesheets use
Milliseconds since midnight2,520,000

Position in the day

Through the day2.916667%
Remaining until midnight83,880 seconds23 hours and 18 minutes
Elapsed42 minutes
Half of the day passedNobefore noon
Through the hour70%
Quarter of the day1six-hour quarters

Clock hands

Hour hand21° from twelvemoving continuously, so it sits between the hour marks
Minute hand252° from twelve
Second hand0° from twelve
Angle between hour and minute129°
Hands alignedNo

As a frame count

At 24 fps60,480film
At 25 fps63,000PAL
At 30 fps75,600
At 60 fps151,200
At 29.97 fps75,524.48NTSC is exactly 30000/1001 frames per second, not 29.97
Timecode at 25 fps00:42:00:00

Relative to now

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Now (UTC)03:12:39
Next occurrencein 21 hours, 29 minutes and 21 seconds
On today's date18 September 2026 at 00:42UTC; this page knows nothing of your timezone

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