The Number 3: Properties and Meanings
3 is a
Prime Number.
3 is a
Lucas Number.
3 is a
Mersenne Number.
3 is a
Triangular Number.
3 is a
Fibonacci Number.
3 is a Cullen Number.
3 is the 1st
Delannoy Number.
3 is a
Super Catalan Number.
3 can be
Partitioned in 3 ways.
The
3 Monoclinic crystal classes.
The
3 Orthorhombic crystal classes.
The
Chemical Element Lithium has an atomic number of
3.
The
Chemical Element Helium has one
Stable Isotope. It has
3 neutrons.
The
3 gunas: three qualities, known as Gunas, that exist together in equilibrium: Sattva (purity); Rajas (activity, passion, the process of change); and Tamas (darkness, inertia).
The
3 primary colours: red, green and blue.
In Christianity there are three theological
Virtues: faith, hope and charity.
Vices: In Buddhism: the
three roots of evil namely greed, hatred and delusion. I have a public domain ebook in my library section which explores these roots:
The Roots of Good and Evil: An Anthology by Nyanaponika Thera
The physical world has
3 dimensions.
The
3 Mother Letters of the Hebrew alphabet: Aleph, Mem and Shin.
Yin, Yang and Tao.
Film:
Three Men and a Baby.
Film:
3 Ninjas.
Film: Close Encounters of the
Third Kind.
Film:
3-Way.
The Year 3 AD
Servius Sulpicius Galba, roman emperor was born in the year
3 AD
In the year
3 AD Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl), was born.