142 (number)
Template:Infobox number 142 (one hundred [and] forty-two) is the natural number following 141 and preceding 143.
In mathematics
There are 142 connected functional graphs on four labeled vertices,<ref>Template:Cite OEIS</ref> 142 planar graphs with 6 unlabeled vertices,<ref>Template:Cite OEIS</ref> and 142 partial involutions on five elements.<ref>Template:Cite OEIS</ref> It is also palindromic in base 3 (12021).
In memoriam
At the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the number '142' represents 142 Cadet/Midshipmen who died aboard merchant vessels during World War II. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, among the nation's five federal academies, is the only institution authorized to carry a battle standard as part of its color guard. The battle standard bears the number "142" on a field of red, white and blue.