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The numerical aperture of a microscope objective defines the objective's resolution. Each microscope objective has a minimum and maximum magnification necessary for the details in an image to be resolved. A simple formula for the minimum value is (500 x NA). And for the maximum magnification (1000 x NA).
The 0.25 is the Numerical Aperture. The 160 is a standard DIN measurement in millimeters of the tube length of the microscope required for this lens to work properly. Finally, the 0.17 is the thickness in mm of the cover slip that you should use. 0.17mm cover slips correspond to a number 1 cover slip.