Monday, May 29, 2006

Numerically speaking...

This is a bit confusing post... I am warning you to escape now itself if you don't like the very idea of numbers...

Keeping the blog name as InTeGeR... I should have a word or two about integers right... and that is what I am trying to do here...

Some points about numbers and here it goes...

I am generally inclined towards odd numbers... and I am still trying to find out why... Just see if you can make out some sense from the following lines...

One... 1... Numero uno... is solid, single and supreme and being the starting point of counting... would be the fav number for many...

Two... 2... I was surprised to know that quite a few people like this number... because it brings the concept of couple? Because it is the first legal prime number... whatever... it does not figure in my fav numbers list...

Three... 3 Yet another nice number... the important thing being that it is odd... And yes, the triangle is interesting too... Could be because this odd is one more than even...

Four... 4... Squared again... we have got two twos now... a neat arrangement... but not enough to stimulate me...

Five... Odd again... the best example is the '5' on the dice... have you noticed that middle dot... Good... Though the Pentagon does not interest me too much...

Six... 6... The number of man... we are back to even but an odd even... This number becomes my fav number among single digit numbers... for reasons not related to arithmetics, geometry or any other mathemetics... You could take a guess... but there is something nice about this number...

Seven... 7... Perfect complete number... another odd one... though 7 has a good following... I consider it to be a competitor for 6... and so go on with the latter...

Eight... 8... A geometically complete number... the octagon is a nice geometical shape... I think the only even number to get my appreciation... Also understand that it is digitally complete... LED's would know that better...

Nine... 9... An odd odd.. the second square... not very fancied though...

Moving up ahead... I think I would comment on two-digits...

Prime numbers have always fancied me... and would have captured many of your imaginations...

So what is my all-time fav number? A number that happens to be considered unlucky by many... Recently discovered that it is called a lucky prime though...

And yes... it scares triskaidekaphobiacs...

It is the number
13

And so number 91 also deserves special mention as it is obtained by 13 x 7...

There are many more such great numbers... Maybe I could bore you some other time...

Till then...

Bye from InTeGeR


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