I guess that means that it is the smallest gojomo number. I think 40 is a little forced (only number whose name is spelled in alphabetical order). You should claim 40 too.
Objection! This amounts to "2 is the only prime not divisible by 2"! How about 2 is the highest solution for N in any equation X^N + Y^N = Z^N?
3 is the number of spatial dimensions we live in?
Objection! This is a mere contingent empirical fact! This is a fact about our universe, not the number 3! You might as well say that your car has three seats in the back. How about "3 is the first number whose factorial does not equal itself"?
3 dimensions is the smallest number of dimensions in which you can make a practical universe. For example photons could not exist in a 2 dimensional universe.
I do get your point that it's not a mathematical property of the number. (But I think you can find some geometrical something that only works in 3 dimensions.)
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[ 4.4 ms ] story [ 42.3 ms ] threadThank you! I was wondering about that just last night over beer. Now I can sleep easy :-)
Seriously the only thing missing:
1 is the number of web site authors with way too much time on their hands.
Indeed.
Objection! This amounts to "2 is the only prime not divisible by 2"! How about 2 is the highest solution for N in any equation X^N + Y^N = Z^N?
3 is the number of spatial dimensions we live in?
Objection! This is a mere contingent empirical fact! This is a fact about our universe, not the number 3! You might as well say that your car has three seats in the back. How about "3 is the first number whose factorial does not equal itself"?
I do get your point that it's not a mathematical property of the number. (But I think you can find some geometrical something that only works in 3 dimensions.)
Anyone that can explain this?
Which also says "There are also very few squares with no unpaired digits", so the 'only number' bit seems erroneous (it did sound hard to believe).