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| | == Mathematics == | | == Mathematics == |
| | In [[mathematics]], the number four is an [[even number]] and the smallest [[composite number]]. Four is also the second [[square number]] after [[one]]. | | In [[mathematics]], the number four is an [[even number]] and the smallest [[composite number]]. Four is also the second [[square number]] after [[one]]. |
| − | A small minority of people have four [[finger]]s on each [[hand]] and four [[toes]] on each [[foot]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} Four squared is 16, and four doubled is 8. | + | A small minority of people have four [[finger]]s on each [[hand]] and four [[toes]] on each [[foot]]. |
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| − | In [[geometry]], [[quadrilateral]]s or tetragons are a kind of [[shape]]s called [[polygon]]s have four [[side]]s and [[vertices]], to which [[square]]s are quadrilaterals with sides of same length and vertices of the same wideness.
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| | == 4 (number) Media == | | == 4 (number) Media == |
| | <gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''> | | <gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''> |
| | + | File:Vier.jpg|Two modern handwritten fours |
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| | File:Evolution4glyph.png|:Evolutionglyph | | File:Evolution4glyph.png|:Evolutionglyph |
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| − | File:Vier.jpg|Two modern handwritten fours
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| | File:Algund Dominikanerinnenklosterkirche Portal bezeichnet 1481 (cropped).jpg|Sculpted date "1481" in the Convent church of Maria Steinach in [[Algund]], [[South Tirol]], [[Italy]]. The upward loop signifies the number 4. | | File:Algund Dominikanerinnenklosterkirche Portal bezeichnet 1481 (cropped).jpg|Sculpted date "1481" in the Convent church of Maria Steinach in [[Algund]], [[South Tirol]], [[Italy]]. The upward loop signifies the number 4. |
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| | File:Mugs of tea viewed from above.jpg|Four plastic mugs viewed from above. Three contain tea; one is empty. The mugs are on the floor of a Land Rover. | | File:Mugs of tea viewed from above.jpg|Four plastic mugs viewed from above. Three contain tea; one is empty. The mugs are on the floor of a Land Rover. |
| | </gallery> | | </gallery> |
| − | {{Math-stub}} | + | {{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} Four squared is 16, and four doubled is 8. |
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| | + | In [[geometry]], [[quadrilateral]]s or tetragons are a kind of [[shape]]s called [[polygon]]s have four [[side]]s and [[vertices]], to which [[square]]s are quadrilaterals with sides of same length and vertices of the same wideness. |
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| | [[Category:Square numbers]] | | [[Category:Square numbers]] |
| | [[Category:Integers]] | | [[Category:Integers]] |