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Number 5 is Alive


A quintessence, literally "fifth essence", is the most essential feature, purest form, or most typical example of something, and may refer to:

  • Aether (classical element), in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere

  • Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy, postulated to explain the accelerating universe

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