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2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3.
In mathematics Two has many properties in mathematics. An integer is called even if it is divisible by 2. For integers written in a numeral system based on an even number, such as decimal and hexadecimal, divisibility by 2 is easily tested by merely looking at the one's place digit. If it's even, then the whole number is even. Two is the smallest and the first prime number, and the only even one (for this reason it is sometimes humorously called "the oddest prime"). The next prime is three. 2 is the first Sophie Germain prime, the first factorial prime, the first Lucas prime, and the first Smarandache-Wellin prime. It is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form . It is also a Stern prime, a Pell number, and a Markov number, appearing in infinitely many solutions to the Markov Diophantine equation involving odd-indexed Pell numbers. Two is the third Fibonacci number, being the sum of the first two, 1 and 1. Two is the second and fourth Perrin numbers. Despite being a prime, two is also a highly composite number, because it has more divisors than the number one. The next highly composite number is four. Two is a factor of ten, so vulgar fractions with 2 in the denominator do not yield infinite decimal expansions, as is the case with most primes. Two is the base of the simplest numeral system in which natural numbers can be written concisely, being the length of the number a logarithm of the value of the number (whereas in base 1 the length of the number is the value of the number itself); the binary system is used in computers. For any number x: x+x = 2·x addition to multiplication x·x = x2 multiplication to exponentiation xx = x↑↑2 exponentiation to tetration Two also has the unique property that 2+2 = 2·2 = 22=2↑↑2=2↑↑↑2, and so on, no matter how high the operation is. Powers of 2 are central to the concept of Mersenne primes, and important to computer science. 2 is the first Mersenne prime exponent. Taking the square root of a number is such a common mathematical operation, that the spot on the root sign where the exponent would normally be written for cubic roots and other such roots, is left blank for square roots, as it is considered tacit. The square root of 2 was the first known irrational number. The smallest field has two elements. In the set-theoretical construction of the natural numbers, 2 is identified with the set . This latter set is important in category theory: it is a subobject classifier in the category of sets. It is possible to have a mathematical expression that has only the number 2 in it with more than one mathematical procedure. eg. (√ 2^2 − 2 + 2 ÷ 2 × 2 = 2) Two is a primorial, as well as its own factorial. Two often occurs in numerical sequences, such as the Fibonacci number sequence, but not quite as often as one does. Two is also a Motzkin number, a Bell number, an all-Harshad number, a meandric number, a semi-meandric number, and an open meandric number. Two is the number of n-Queens Problem solutions for n = 4. With one exception, all known solutions to Znám's problem start with 2. Evolution of the glyph The glyph we use today in the Western world to represent the number 2 traces its roots back to the Brahmin Indians, who wrote 2 as two horizontal lines (it is still written that way in modern Chinese and Japanese, and is analogous to the Roman numeral II). The Gupta rotated the two lines 45 degrees, making them diagonal, and sometimes also made the top line shorter and made its bottom end curve towards the center of the bottom line. Apparently for speed, the Nagari started making the top line more like a curve and connecting to the bottom line. The Ghubar Arabs made the bottom line completely vertical, and now the glyph looked like a dotless closing question mark. Restoring the bottom line to its original horizontal position, but keeping the top line as a curve that connects to the bottom line leads to our modern glyph. In fonts with text figures, 2 usually has the same height as a lowercase X, for example, . In science Astronomy In religion In culture The most common philosophical dichotomy is perhaps the one of good and evil, but there are many others. See dualism for an overview. In Hegelian dialectic, the process of antithesis creates two perspectives from one. Two (二, èr) is a good number in Chinese culture. There is a Chinese saying "good things come in pairs". It is common to use double symbols in product brandnames, e.g. double happiness, double coin, double elephants etc. Cantonese people like the number two because it sounds the same as the word "easy" (易) in Cantonese. In Finland, two candles are lit on Independence Day. Putting them on the windowsill invokes the symbolical meaning of division, and thus independence. The numeral 2 is sometimes used as a shorthand for "to", such as b2b (business-to-business). This form of abbreviation is especially common in the world of popular music, hip-hop, rap, and R&B, where the "too" or "to" in group names, album titles, and song names is replaced with "2". The Eurodance group 2 Unlimited is one example. In some cases, the Roman numeral II is substituted, as seen in the name of R&B group Boyz II Men. The names of computer software that translate data from one format into another also commonly employ the numeral 2, such as dvi2ps and texi2roff. In pre-1972 Indonesian and Malay orthography, 2 was shorthand for the reduplication that forms plurals: orang "person", orang-orang or orang2 "people". Words that can be used as synonyms for two include brace, couple, deuce, duet, , pair, twain, twins, and both. In rhetorics, hendiadys is a figure of speech where two words with similar or identical meanings are used where one would be sufficient. Among children, or when otherwise calling for subtlety, the phrase "number 2" can refer to the act of defecating (with urination being "number 1"). In sports In rugby union, 2 is the jersey number of the starting hooker. It is also the number of points received for a successful conversion after a try is scored. In rugby league, 2 is the jersey number of the starting right wing. It is also the number of points received for a successful conversion after a try is scored or a successful penalty kick. In baseball, two represents the catcher's position. In basketball terminology, two represents the shooting guard or "off guard". 2 is the retired number for former baseball great Charlie Gehringer. In rowing, a pair refers to a boat for two rowers, with or without coxswain. From 1991 until his retirement in 2005, 2 was the number borne on the car of NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Rusty Wallace. It was also the number of the car which Dale Earnhardt drove to the first of his seven season championships in 1980. Kurt Busch, as of 2006 drives the 2 car. In cricket, 2 is the number of members of the batting side of the field of play at any one time. In football, 2 is the lowest non-zero score a team can achieve, denoting a safety. In technology
Music The Roman numeral ii is the supertonic scale degree, chord, or diatonic function, when distinguished II = major and ii = minor. In other fields Groups of two: Two is: Music The Roman numeral ii is the supertonic scale degree, chord, or diatonic function, when distinguished II = major and ii = minor. Historical years A.D. 2, 2 B.C., 1902, 2002, etc. nah:Ōme vls:2 (getal) | ||||||||||
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