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14 (fourteen) is the natural number following 13 and preceding 15. This article is about the number 10. ... This article discusses the number Four. ... In mathematics, a natural number can mean either an element of the set {1, 2, 3, ...} (i. ... 13 (thirteen) is the natural number after 12 and before 14. ... 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16. ...

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 This article is about the number. ... This article is about the number 10. ... 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. ... Look up twelve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 13 (thirteen) is the natural number after 12 and before 14. ... 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16. ... 16 (sixteen) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17. ... 17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18. ... 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. ... 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. ... 20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. ...

List of numbersIntegers This is a list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). ... Not to be confused with Natural number. ...

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Zero redirects here. ... This article is about the number 10. ... 20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. ... 30 (thirty) is the natural number following 29 and preceding 31. ... 40 (forty) is the natural number following 39 and preceding 41. ... 50 (fifty) is the number following 49 and preceding 51. ... 60 (sixty) is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61. ... Look up seventy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 80 (eighty) is the natural number following 79 and preceding 81. ... 90 (ninety) is the natural number preceded by 89 and followed by 91. ... 100 (one hundred) (the Roman numeral is C for centum) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. ...

Cardinal 14
fourteen
Ordinal 14th
fourteenth
Numeral system tetradecimal
Factorization  2 cdot 7
Divisors 1, 2, 7, 14
Roman numeral XIV
Roman numeral (Unicode) XIV, xiv
Binary 1110
Octal 16
Duodecimal 12
Hexadecimal E
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Aleph-0, the smallest infinite cardinal In mathematics, cardinal numbers, or cardinals for short, are generalized numbers used to measure the cardinality (size) of sets. ... In set theory, ordinal, ordinal number, and transfinite ordinal number refer to a type of number introduced by Georg Cantor in 1897, to accommodate infinite sequences and to classify sets with certain kinds of order structures on them. ... This article is about different methods of expressing numbers with symbols. ... The tetradecimal (base-14) positional notation system is based on the number fourteen. ... ... In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without leaving a remainder. ... The system of Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols, usually 0 and 1. ... The octal numeral system, or oct for short, is the base-8 number system, and uses the digits 0 to 7. ... The duodecimal (also known as base-12 or dozenal) system is a numeral system using twelve as its base. ... In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

In mathematics

Fourteen is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 7 and 14. A composite number is a positive integer which has a positive divisor other than one or itself. ... In mathematics, a divisor of an integer n, also called a factor of n, is an integer which evenly divides n without leaving a remainder. ... This article is about the number one. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Seven Days of Creation - 1765 book, title page 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. ...


14 is the 3rd discrete biprime ( 2 . 7 ) and the 3rd member of the (2.q) discrete biprime family. The number following 14;15,is itself a discrete biprime and this is the first such pair of discrete biprimes The next example is the pair commencing 21 In mathematics, a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost prime) is a natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers. ... In mathematics, a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost prime) is a natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers. ... For other uses, see 15 (disambiguation). ... In mathematics, a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost prime) is a natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers. ... In mathematics, a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost prime) is a natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers. ... For the 2008 movie, see 21 (2008 film). ...


The aliquot sum σ(n) of 14 is 10, also a discrete biprime and this is again the first example of a discrete biprime having an aliquot sum in the same form. 14 has an aliquot sequence of 6 members ( 14,10,8,7,1,0) 14 is the third composite number in the 7-aliquot tree. Divisor function σ0(n) up to n=250 Sigma function σ1(n) up to n=250 Sum of the squares of divisors, σ2(n), up to n=250 Sum of cubes of divisors, σ3(n) up to n=250 In mathematics, and specifically in number theory, a divisor function is... For other uses, see 10 (disambiguation). ... In mathematics, a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost prime) is a natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers. ... Divisor function σ0(n) up to n=250 Sigma function σ1(n) up to n=250 Sum of the squares of divisors, σ2(n), up to n=250 Sum of cubes of divisors, σ3(n) up to n=250 In mathematics, and specifically in number theory, a divisor function is...


It is the base of the tetradecimal notation. The tetradecimal (base-14) positional notation system is based on the number fourteen. ...


In base fifteen and higher bases (such as hexadecimal), fourteen is represented as E. In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ...


Fourteen is the sum of the first three squares, which makes it a square pyramidal number. In algebra, the square of a number is that number multiplied by itself. ... A pyramidal number, or square pyramidal number, is a figurate number that represents a pyramid with a base and four sides. ...


This number is the lowest even n for which the equation φ(x) = n has no solution, making it the first even nontotient (see Euler's totient function). A nontotient is a positive integer n which is not in the range of Eulers totient function φ, that is, for which φ(x) = n has no solution. ... The first thousand values of φ(n) In number theory, the totient (n) of a positive integer n is defined to be the number of positive integers less than or equal to n and coprime to n. ...


14 is a Catalan number, the only semiprime among all Catalan numbers. In combinatorial mathematics, the Catalan numbers form a sequence of natural numbers that occur in various counting problems, often involving recursively defined objects. ... In mathematics, a semiprime (also called biprime or 2-almost prime, or pq number) is a natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers. ...


Take a set of real numbers and apply the closure and complement operations to it in any possible sequence. At most 14 distinct sets can be generated in this way. This holds even if the reals are replaced by a more general topological space. See Kuratowski's closure-complement problem. In mathematics, a set can be thought of as any collection of distinct objects considered as a whole. ... In mathematics, the real numbers may be described informally as numbers that can be given by an infinite decimal representation, such as 2. ... In mathematics, the closure of a set S consists of all points which are intuitively close to S. A point which is in the closure of S is a point of closure of S. The notion of closure is in many ways dual to the notion of interior. ... In set theory and other branches of mathematics, two kinds of complements are defined, the relative complement and the absolute complement. ... Topological spaces are structures that allow one to formalize concepts such as convergence, connectedness and continuity. ... At most 14 distinct sets can be obtained by repeatedly applying the set operations of closure and complement to a given seed set in a topological space. ...


Fourteen is a Keith number in base 10: 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97, 157... In mathematics, a Keith number or repfigit number is an integer that appears as a term in a linear recurrence relation with initial terms based off its own digits. ...


Fourteen is an open meandric number. In mathematics, a meander or closed meander is a self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times. ...


Fourteen is a Companion Pell number. In mathematics, the Pell numbers and companion Pell numbers (Pell-Lucas numbers) are both sequences of integers. ...


According to the Shapiro inequality 14 is the least numbers n such that there exist x_1, x_2, dots, x_n such that

sum_{i=1}^{n} frac{x_i}{x_{i+1}+x_{i+2}} < frac{n}{2}

where xn + 1 = x1,xn + 2 = x2.


There are fourteen possible Bravais lattices that fill three-dimensional space.


The cuboctahedron, the truncated cube, and the truncated octahedron each have fourteen faces. The rhombic dodecahedron, which tessellates 3-dimensional space and is the dual of the cuboctahedron, has fourteen vertices. The truncated octahedron, which also tessellates 3-dimensional space, is the only permutohedron. A cuboctahedron is a polyhedron with eight triangular faces and six square faces. ... The truncated cube, or truncated hexahedron, is an Archimedean solid. ... The truncated octahedron is an Archimedean solid. ... The rhombic dodecahedron is a convex polyhedron with 12 rhombic faces. ... A tessellated plane seen in street pavement. ... In mathematics, duality has numerous meanings. ... The truncated octahedron is an Archimedean solid. ...


In science

Chemistry

See also: List of elements by atomic number In chemistry and physics, the atomic number (also known as the proton number) is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. ... Not to be confused with Silicone. ... ... General Name, symbol, number nitrogen, N, 7 Chemical series nonmetals Group, period, block 15, 2, p Appearance colorless gas Standard atomic weight 14. ...

Astronomy

  • The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2568 July 31 and ended on -1035 February 6. The duration of Saros series 14 twas 1532.5 years, and it contained 86 solar eclipses.
  • The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -2230 June 1 and ended on -932 July 19. The duration of Saros series 14 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.

The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier in his catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters first published in 1774. ... Globular Cluster M14 (also known as Messier Object 14, Messier 14, M14, or NGC 6402) is a globular cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ... The Globular Cluster M80 in the constellation Scorpius is located about 28,000 light years from the Sun and contains hundreds of thousands of stars. ... Ophiuchus (IPA: ), formerly referred to as Serpentarius (IPA: ), the former originating in the Greek language and the latter in the Latin language, both meaning serpent-holder, is one of the 88 constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. ... The New General Catalogue (NGC) is the best-known catalogue of deep sky objects in amateur astronomy. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the star grouping. ... Pegasus (IPA: ) is a northern constellation, named after the mythological winged horse Pegasus. ... A Saros cycle is a period of 6585 + 1/3 days (approximately 18 years 10 days and 8 hours) which can be used to predict eclipses of the sun and the moon. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Time lapse movie of the 3 March 2007 lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth’s shadow. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In religion

The 12th Station of the Cross - Jesus dies on the Cross. ... Fourteen Holy Helpers The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because prayer to them was thought to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. ... Saints redirects here. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Muqatta`at (Arabic: , literally abbreviated, translated as abbreviated letters, also called Fawatih (), initial letters or Hawamim (), isolated, disconnected or broken letters, after the common letter combination Ha Mim) are letters appearing in the beginning of 29 suras (chapters) of the Quran. ... The Qur’ān [1] (Arabic: , literally the recitation; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Quran) is the central religious text of Islam. ... Shia may refer to a denomination of Islam, or related items, such as: Shia Islam, the second largest denomination of Islam, after Sunni Islam. ...

As lucky or unlucky number

  • 14 represents good luck in South American countries
  • 14 is a lucky number to the modern Mandarin-speaking Chinese society. 14 is said as "shi si," which sounds like "more/deep thinking", 14 as musical pronounce sound is "dou fa," which exactly sounds like "all have fortunes"
  • 14 is an unlucky number to the Chinese. 14, when it literally means "fourteen", is usually said in Mandarin as "shi si," which sounds like "ten die". Also, a common way to say "one" in Mandarin is as "yao". Therefore, 14 can also be said in Mandarin as "yao si," literally "one four," but it sounds like "want to die," which also has an unlucky connotation. In Cantonese, fourteen is said as "sap say", which sound like "sat say", meaning "sure death". See Numbers in Chinese culture

South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Map of eastern China and Taiwan, showing the historic distribution of Mandarin Chinese in light brown. ... en:Cantonese (linguistics) ... In Chinese culture, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利) based on the Chinese word that the number name sounds similar to. ...

Age 14

  • In the UK a minor aged 14 can be tried in court for any sexual offense.
  • This is the youngest age a person could watch a TV-14 rated show without consent from a legal guardian.
  • In some states, you can obtain a driving (learner's) permit at 14 with parental consent.
  • Age 14 is the earliest that the emancipation of children can occur.
  • Minimum age a person can purchase, rent or buy tickets to a 14A rated movie in Canada without an adult. Rating are provincal, so ratings may vary. A movie can be 14A in one or some provinces and PG in other provinces. A movie can also be rated 14A in one or some provinces and 18A in other provinces. Quebec has a different rating system for films.
  • Youngest age in Canada a person can watch a 14+ rated show without consent from a legal guardian.
  • Minimum age at which one can view, rent, purchase, or buy tickets to an 18A rated movie which an accompanying adult in the Canadian provinces of the Maritimes and Monitoba.
  • Minimum age at which one can work in many U.S states. Some require parental consent while others don't.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Look up minor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sex crimes are forms of human sexual behavior that are crimes. ...

In sports

  • Retired number of former baseball stars Pete Rose and Ernie Banks
  • Chris Chambliss, baseball player, wore number 14 for the Cleveland Indians (1971-74).
  • Number worn by Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, considered to be among the best outside hitters in the world.
  • The G-14 is a union of eighteen football clubs.
  • In rugby union the right wing wears the 14 shirt.
  • In football the number of Johan Cruijff and Thierry Henry.
  • The car number of A.J. Foyt when he won the Indianapolis 500 in 1967 and 1977.
  • Number worn by retired NBA sharp-shooter Jeff Hornacek (Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, and Utah Jazz)
  • Number worn by Mike Siminski, of the New York Yankees
  • Retired number of Bob Cousy
  • Shirt number worn by Australian Cricket Captain Ricky Ponting in ODI matches
  • QPR star striker Martin Rowlands wears the number 14 shirt.

Charlie Hustle redirects here. ... Ernest Ernie Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas) is an American former Major League baseball player who played his entire career with the Chicago Cubs (1953-1971). ... Chris Chambliss (born Carroll Christopher Chambliss on December 26, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player from 1971-1988 for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. ... Ivan Miljković (born September 13, 1979 in NiÅ¡) is a Serbian volleyball player, whos first club was Student NiÅ¡, but he started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997. ... Map of the G-14 in Europe. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. ... Thierry Daniel Henry (pronounced , born 17 August 1977) is a French football player. ... A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... Results of the 1967 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1967. ... Results of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1977. ... Jeffrey John Hornacek (IPA: ); (born May 3, 1963 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000. ... Robert Joseph Cousy (born August 9, 1928 in New York City, is an American former professional basketball player, who played point guard with the NBAs Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and (briefly) with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-1970 season, being recognized as one of the greatest... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19, 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is a professional Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team in One Day International, Twenty20 International and Test cricket. ... Martin Rowlands (born February 8, 1979 in Hammersmith, London) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for QPR. He formerly played for Brentford. ...

Neo-Nazi symbol

Among White Nationalists, 14 signifies the "Fourteen Words"—"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children"—attributed to David Lane. Often found in combination with 88 (1488, 8814, 14/88, etc.). Fourteen Words is used to describe two different political slogans. ... David Lane David Eden Lane (November 2 1938 — May 28, 2007) was an American white supremacist leader and author, who died while serving a 190-year prison sentence in the Federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. ... 88 (eighty-eight) is the natural number following 87 and preceding 89. ...


In other fields

Fourteen is:

  • The number of days in a fortnight.
  • In traditional British units of weight, the number of pounds in a stone.
  • A number 'encoded' in a lot of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach may have considered this number a sort of signature, since given A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc., then B + A + C + H = 14. (See also 41)
  • The number of points outlined by president Woodrow Wilson for reconstructing a new Europe following World War I, see Fourteen Points.
  • The section that you go to when you die in the Grailquest books
  • The number of legs on a woodlouse, as well as on Hallucigenia.
  • A common designation for the thirteenth floor in many buildings for superstitious reasons
  • The number of points in a proposed republican constitution of the United Kingdom
  • In tarot, card No. 14 is "Temperance".
  • The number of lines in a sonnet.
Santos Dumont's 14-bis hanging from Airship 14.
  • The Number 14 airship by Alberto Santos Dumont that was used to test the aerodynamics of his 14-bis airplane, the first one to fly practically (depending on the definition of "flying practically").
  • The number of letters in the Law of Thelema, "Do what thou wilt."
  • An alternate name for the small American community of Ranger, West Virginia

Look up fortnight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Weight (disambiguation). ... The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ... “Bach” redirects here. ... 41 (forty-one) is the natural number following 40 and preceding 42. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856—February 3, 1924), was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... United States President Woodrow Wilson listed the Fourteen Points in a speech that he delivered to the United States Congress on January 8, 1918. ... Grailquest is a series of gamebooks by J.H. Brennan. ... Infraorders and Families Infraorder Tylomorpha Tylidae Infraorder Ligiamorpha Superfamily Trichoniscoidea Buddelundiellidae Trichoniscidae Superfamily Styloniscoidea Schoebliidae Styloniscidae Titaniidae Tunanoniscidae Superfamily Oniscoidea Bathytropidae Berytoniscidae Detonidae Halophilosciidae Olibrinidae Oniscidae Philosciidae Platyarthridae Pudeoniscidae Rhyscotidae Scyphacidae Speleoniscidae Sphaeroniscidae Stenoniscidae Tendosphaeridae Superfamily Armadilloidea Actaeciidae Armadillidae Armadillidiidae Atlantidiidae Balloniscidae Cylisticidae Eubelidae Periscyphicidae Porcellionidae Trachelipodidae incertae sedis (Ligiamorpha... Species (type) Hou & Bergström, 1995 Hallucigenia is an extinct genus of animal found as fossils in the Middle Cambrian-aged Burgess Shale formation of British Columbia, Canada. ... In many buildings in the U.S. and Canada, there is no thirteenth floor. ... For other uses, see Superstition (disambiguation). ... The term sonnet derives from the Provençal word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning little song. ... 14 bis aircraft by santos dumont. ... 14 bis aircraft by santos dumont. ... Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat. ... (Redirected from 14 Bis) Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat. ... Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun : will, from the verb θέλω: to will, wish, purpose. ...

Historical years

14 A.D., 14 B.C., 1914, 2014, etc. Events First year of tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References


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The Number 14 (385 words)
Sum of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th numbers = 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 14
14 is the smallest number n with the property that there are no numbers relatively prime to n smaller numbers.
The Truncated Cube is an Archimedean Solid with 14 Faces.
Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for 14 (number) (484 words)
Fourteen is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2 and 7.
This number is the lowest even n for which the equation andphi;(x) = n has no solution, making it the first even nontotient (see Euler's totient function).
The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2568 July 31 and ended on -1035 February 6.
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