Talk:4 (number)
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[edit] Explanation for Line-Removal
I removed the line
- In binary system four is 100.
because it duplicates what is already stated in the Docuan table. PrimeFan 19:30, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- I added 100 mostly because 100 (one hundred) is such a great number :) so it was mostly for fun, if you think it is redundant and meaningless, let it be so. Maximaximax
[edit] rm "pointless book"
i removed
- Four also give rise to arguably the most pointless book in the history of publishing, Norman L. De Forest's The Square Root of 4 to a Million Places. [1]
cause I thought it was a pov (though one I agree with). I looked at the book in question, available for download. i can give you a good idea of its contents: after the legalese, it tells you the square root of 4, which is 2.000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 and so on. Numerao 19:48, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Another line removal
I removed the line:
Four is a commune of the Isère département, in France
because I don't see what this has to do with the number 4 at all.
Four has no connotation of the number 4 in French. I suppose if there were somewhere in some French speaking place named Quatre, it would merit mention in the French wikipedia's article on 4. I looked at the French wikipedia article and although they did translate the interesting observation that 4 is the only number which has the same number of letters in its English spelling as its value as:
Quatre (four) est le seul nombre anglais qui, lorsqu'on l'épelle, possède le même nombre de lettres que ce qu'il nomme.
I don't see this a justifying a connection between the French commune and the number 4.
--Rick 14:31, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
- The only possible justification I can think of is that maybe some French youngsters might use the number 4 as a shorthand for the town, but this would probably be so confusing as to be useless. So I agree with your edit. PrimeFan 15:26, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 4 variants
The Ezh article talks about a picture of a 3 variant that differs from the common 3 variant in that it has a pointed top instead of a rounded top. I added it to 3 (number) just a while ago. Now, does any Wikipedia article talk about a 4 variant in a similar way?? The two 4 variants are the horizontal line variant and the diagonal line variant, classifiying the line that starts at the left of the horizontal line?? Georgia guy 01:16, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Did you know
Four is the only written number in the english language that use the exactly the same amount of letters as the number its spells out.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Flying V 666 Clampshell (talk • contribs).
- Thanks for that insightful comment. Unfortunately, I already knew that.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by IanManka (talk • contribs).
That is pretty cool i think that should be mentioned some where in the article.... Tsar Clampshell 13:22, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
- You are incorrect. for uses only three letters —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.236.33 (talk) 17:13, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 4 logos
How many different 4 logos have been used in American television?? There's the Arrow 4 logo and the Sailboat 4 logo, and what else?? Georgia guy 00:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- Oh! Also the Olympic rings!!!69.143.236.33 17:11, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Base 4 uses
Wikipedia is written in base 4!!!! not base 2!! Observe my 64 tildes: 07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)69.143.236.33 07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Look Ma
Wikipedia=0mod4, neat! 69.143.236.33 07:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
