Nineteen
| Nineteen | |
|---|---|
| 19th | |
| presentation | |
| Roman | XIX |
| dual | 1 0011 |
| Octal | 23 |
| Duodecimal | 17th |
| Hexadecimal | 13 |
| Morse code | - - - - - - - - |
| Chinese | 十九 |
| Mathematical properties | |
| sign | positive |
| parity | odd |
| Factorization | Prime number |
| Divider | 1, 19th |
The nineteen (19) is the natural number between eighteen and twenty .
Math
It is odd and a prime number . It is also a Størmer number .
Linguistic
The Latin numeral novemdecim is found in the scientific name (Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata) for the nineteen-point ladybug .
Culture and society
There are some well-known songs with nineteen in the title, most of which relate to the age of young adults. With "Nineteen" Paul Hardcastle placed a number 1 hit in the German charts in 1985. The text refers to the average age of American soldiers killed in the Vietnam War . Another anti-war song is I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) by the Australian group Redgum . Other titles are "Hey, Nineteen" by Steely Dan and "Nineteen Forever" by Joe Jackson . The 1968 DEFA film I Was Nineteen also relates to age 19. The Rolling Stones had a No. 1 hit in the 1960s with their song "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown". Adele's album " 19 " is also named after the artist's age.
Various attempts have been made in music with a nineteen- step tuning which divides the octave into 19 equally large steps.
Continues to be the 19, as well as the 99 and in 1999 a special role in The Dark Tower by Stephen King one. In the series, all of the plot-bearing things are connected in some way to these numbers, e.g. B. 19 letters in the name. As a result, "being 19" became the term for all strange and eerie coincidences among the fans.
In 1927 Alexander Fadeev wrote the novel " The Nineteen " about the fight of partisans against Japanese troops; by Doris Lessing originates the amendment to room Nineteen (1963).
Mythology and religion
The Meton cycle is 19 years, which already influenced the calendars, especially the lunisolar calendars, in prehistoric times .
In Islam there are some references to the number nineteen, for example, the entrance to hell is guarded by 19 angels. The basmala consists of 19 letters. In 1974 the Egyptian biochemist Rashad Khalifa found a code 19 in the Koran .
In Babism , the number 19 was considered a mystical or sacred number (comparable to the number 12 in Christianity). That is why the Baha'i calendar , the so-called Badi calendar , is based on the number 19.
See also
- List of all Wikipedia articles with titles starting with nineteen
- List of all Wikipedia articles whose title contains nineteen
