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The Numbered Things

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In this story, there are a group of whatsits. There are n of them, to be precise, and they form a set. But nobody likes infodumps, so there has to be a way to succinctly get across that this set of n whatsits is important. In fact, there is one simple and direct technique:
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Everybody in the story refers to them as "The N Whatsits". And they probably capitalise the phrase, too.
To be clear, simply having a set of n whatsits isn't enough to qualify as this trope - they have to be normally referred to as "The N Whatsits".
Three and Seven are particularly common values of n. Compare The Notable Numeral. High overlap with "Number of Objects" Title, when they appear in the title.
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Soul Society in Bleach is defended by the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex features a mysterious group of terrorists known as the Individual Eleven in the second season. 11 random Japanese citizens who carried out various criminal acts ranging from defrauding a charity, blowing up banks, killing a popular musician who resonated with the youth, and even attempting a hit on the Prime Minister— all in the hopes of riling up the disparaged refugee population who are being unfairly treated just because they have nowhere else to go in the aftermath of the last war. Hideo Kuze steps up to become the defacto leader of the group, but ends up breaking free of the virus that was planted into their cyberbrains when ultimately kill themselves in a ritual suicide.
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