Talk:16 (number)
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- What is the point in this page - it is, and as far as I can see always will be, a purely dictionary-definition page
- What is the point in Wikipedia? After seeing what just happened to lower numbers, it would surprise me if not interesting facts about sixteen may spring up.
- That said, I agree that number articles really only need to be created for interesting numbers. The English language numerals stop at twenty - that would seem like a suitable limit. -- Egil 11:47 Apr 10, 2003 (UTC)
- You can prove by contradiction that there are no uninteresting numbers. Suppose that x is the largest interesting number, then by definition x+1 is the smallest uninteresting number. But then x+1 is interesting by being the smallest uninteresting number. Therefore, by contradiction, there are no uninteresting numbers. Enjoy! -- Ams80 22:00 Apr 10, 2003 (UTC)
- Invalid proof! Suppose 9 is uninteresting but 10 is the largest interesting number, then you say 11 is the small uninteresting... but 9 is less than 11! (but yes the proof could be made to work.) Pcb21 11:41 13 Jun 2003 (UTC)