Sixteen
| Sixteen | |
|---|---|
| 16 | |
| presentation | |
| Roman | XVI |
| dual | 1 0000 |
| Octal | 20th |
| Duodecimal | 14th |
| Hexadecimal | 10 |
| Morse code | - - - - - · · · · |
| Chinese | 十六 |
| Mathematical properties | |
| sign | positive |
| parity | straight |
| Factorization | |
| Divider | 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 |
The sixteen (16) is the natural number between fifteen and seventeen . She is straight .
Math
It is even and a square number and a biquad number . It is also a Størmer number .
meaning
Legally, the number sixteen occurs primarily as one of the ages from which adolescents are granted special rights. In Germany, for example, under certain conditions (Section 1303 (2–4 ) of the German Civil Code ) a person can marry at the age of sixteen . In addition, the use of certain luxury goods such as alcohol and restricted visits to restaurants after this age is permitted. At the age of 16 years is also capable in many countries USA and Canada , the driving condition.
In a number of European countries, young people at the age of sixteen have outgrown the so-called age of consent, which means that sexual acts with persons at least 16 years old are permitted in these countries.
In Buddhist mythology, the sixteen has a meaning for the sixteen laws; in Christianity it appears less often as a connection between the ten and the six via the ten commandments and the number of days of creation or working days. The number sixteen indicates the number of prophets .
Since the sixteen is a power of two (2 4 ), the hexadecimal system is used as a number system with 16 digits as an alternative to the dual system.
In French, the number 16 ( seize ) is the last non-composite number, the first real composite number is 17 ( dix-sept ).
See also
swell
- Heinz Meyer / Rudolf Suntrup, Lexicon of the meanings of numbers in the Middle Ages. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Munich 1987 ISBN 3-7705-2293-1
