four

Meanings

• number

  The number that follows three and precedes five.

  - "In counting, the number following three is four."
  - "Four apples and three oranges make a total of seven fruits."

• A term used in various contexts, such as a square with side length four units.

  - "A four-sided figure is called a square."
  - "Four sides of a square have equal length."

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Pronunciation

1. /foː/
   
   
   
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2. /fɔɹ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with four
ore , core , lore , more

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Variants

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4 , four , fours , four-bagger , four-baggers , four-ball , four-balls , four-dimensional , four-eyed , four-flush , four-flushed , four-flusher , four-flushers , four-flushes , four-flushing , four flush , four flushes , four-footed , four-hand , four-handed

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Etymology

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Old English fōr 'fourth in a series, four'. It is related to the Proto-Germanic *fertuz, *fertōn.

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Trivia

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1. Four is the smallest composite number, as it is the sum of its first three positive divisors (1, 2, and 3).

2. The four fundamental forces of nature are gravity, electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force, and the weak nuclear force.

3. The term 'quaternion' comes from the Latin word 'quaternio', meaning 'group of four'.

4. The number 4 is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in nontrivial ways: 16 = 4^3 + 4^3 and 1729 = 1^3 + 12^3 + 12^3 + 12^3.

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Related Concepts

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1. Quaternion: A mathematical system that extends complex numbers to include quaternions, which have four real and four imaginary components.

2. Four elements: An ancient philosophical concept that posits that all matter is composed of four basic elements: earth, air, water, and fire.

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Culture

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In many cultures, the number four is considered lucky or auspicious. For example, in Chinese culture, the number four is considered unlucky because it sounds similar to the word for death. In Christianity, the number four symbolizes the four evangelists, the four Gospels, and the four cardinal virtues.

How to Memorize "four"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a hand with four fingers.
   - Visualize a clock with the hour hand pointing at the number four.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number four with the letter F, which has four sides in its box shape.
   - Remember that four is the number of sides on a square.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Four Fruits' to remember the first four letters of the alphabet: F, A, B, C.

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