188 (one hundred
ndeighty-eight) is the
natural number
In mathematics, the natural numbers are the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on, possibly excluding 0. Some start counting with 0, defining the natural numbers as the non-negative integers , while others start with 1, defining them as the positive in ...
following
187 and preceding
189.
In mathematics
There are 188 different four-element
semigroup
In mathematics, a semigroup is an algebraic structure consisting of a set together with an associative internal binary operation on it.
The binary operation of a semigroup is most often denoted multiplicatively (just notation, not necessarily th ...
s, and 188 ways a
chess queen can move from one corner of a
board to the opposite corner by a path that always moves closer to its goal. The sides and diagonals of a
regular dodecagon form 188
equilateral triangle
An equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides have the same length, and all three angles are equal. Because of these properties, the equilateral triangle is a regular polygon, occasionally known as the regular triangle. It is the ...
s.
In other fields
The number 188 figures prominently in the film ''The Parallel Street'' (1962) by German
experimental film
Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that does not apply standard cinematic conventions, instead adopting Non-narrative film, non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many e ...
director . The opening frame of the film is just an image of this number.
See also
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References
Integers
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