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'''3''' (three) is a number. It is the [[natural number]] following 2 and preceding 4.
'''3''' (three) is a number. It is the [[natural number]] following 2 and preceding 4.
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==In Math==
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Three is the first odd [[prime number]], and the second smallest prime.
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*1 + 2 = 3
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*2 + 1 = 3
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*2 x 1.5 = 3
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==Lucky or Unlucky==
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Counting to three is common in situations where a group of people wish to perform an action in [[synchrony]]: ''Now, on the count of three, everybody pull!''  Assuming the counter is proceeding at a uniform rate, the first two counts are necessary to establish the rate, but then everyone can predict when "three" will come based on "one" and "two"; this is likely why three is used instead of some other number.
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== In fictional religion ==
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*In [[Vietnam]], it is bad luck to take a photo with three people in it.
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*Luck, especially bad luck, is often said to "come in threes".
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*Three strikes and you're out.
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*Third time's a charm.
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== In religion ==
* In The Legend of Zelda a divine relic, The Triforce: Wisdom, Power, and Courage, are represented by 3 Golden triangles.
* In The Legend of Zelda a divine relic, The Triforce: Wisdom, Power, and Courage, are represented by 3 Golden triangles.
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==See Also==
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* [[13]]
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* [[27]]
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* [[Celebrity Threes]]
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[[Category: Numbers]]

Current revision as of 05:50, 8 April 2021

3 (three) is a number. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4.

Contents

[edit] In Math

Three is the first odd prime number, and the second smallest prime.

  • 1 + 2 = 3
  • 2 + 1 = 3
  • 2 x 1.5 = 3

[edit] Lucky or Unlucky

Counting to three is common in situations where a group of people wish to perform an action in synchrony: Now, on the count of three, everybody pull!  Assuming the counter is proceeding at a uniform rate, the first two counts are necessary to establish the rate, but then everyone can predict when "three" will come based on "one" and "two"; this is likely why three is used instead of some other number.

  • In Vietnam, it is bad luck to take a photo with three people in it.
  • Luck, especially bad luck, is often said to "come in threes".
  • Three strikes and you're out.
  • Third time's a charm.

[edit] In religion

  • In The Legend of Zelda a divine relic, The Triforce: Wisdom, Power, and Courage, are represented by 3 Golden triangles.

[edit] See Also

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