What makes 37 a unique and special number?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the uniqueness and significance of the number 37, with participants sharing various perspectives on what constitutes a fundamental quantity and the nature of numbers. The scope includes conceptual exploration and personal anecdotes related to numbers.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants propose that fundamental quantities can vary, suggesting options like money, zero, or clarity.
  • One participant humorously mentions "42" and "12," indicating a playful approach to the topic.
  • Frequency is suggested by multiple participants as a fundamental quantity, with claims that it can derive time and length.
  • There is a mathematical exploration involving frequency, time, and length calculations, though some participants challenge the assumptions behind these calculations.
  • A participant shares a personal anecdote about the number 37, noting its significance as their daughter's favorite number and its unique property in a base 26 number system.
  • Another participant expresses agreement with the significance of 37 based on the same property, indicating a shared interest.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of opinions on what constitutes a fundamental quantity, with no clear consensus. The discussion includes both serious and humorous contributions, reflecting a mix of perspectives on the topic.

Contextual Notes

Some claims about fundamental quantities depend on specific definitions and contexts, and the mathematical calculations presented are not universally accepted or resolved.

dickson emma
what is the most important fundamental quantity
 
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Money.
 
zero?
 
Clarity
 
Empathy
 
Without context quantity is meaningless, hence, at least two.
 
quantity itself.
 
dickson emma said:
what is the most important fundamental quantity

Four.

Timecube!

Oneness is evil!

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This thread is silly and may be the work or a spammer or sock puppet, mentors please check. I am glad everyone is having a good time though, so it may be worth keeping for awhile.

Rhody... :redface:
 
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FlexGunship said:
Uhh... okay... 7Hz.

Go. :rolleyes:
f = 7Hz
t = 1 / f = 1/7 seconds
l = c / f (where c is the speed of light in a vacuum) = 4 x 10^7 meters.
 
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Jimmy Snyder said:
f = 7Hz
t = 1 / f = 1/7 seconds
l = c / f (where c is the speed of light in a vacuum) = 4 x 10^7 meters.

You cheated.How did you get velocity without first knowing what length is?

The most fundamental quantity is blue of course.
 
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1. I exist, therefor I am.
 
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narrator said:
1. I exist, therefor I am.

I am what I eat. BS tastes good.
 
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Jimmy Snyder said:
f = 7Hz
t = 1 / f = 1/7 seconds
l = c / f (where c is the speed of light in a vacuum) = 4 x 10^7 meters.

Nope, L = 6 inches. It's a broken metronome on my desk at home that clicks away like mad, and V = 0 because it's stationary.
 
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FlexGunship said:
Nope, L = 6 inches.

Damnit, are you watching me while I shower or something?
 
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37

It is my daughter's favorite number. It has the following bizarre feature she discovered:
In a base 26 number system where a=0, z=25, 'car' is a perfect square whose root is bl=37.
 
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PAllen said:
37

It is my daughter's favorite number. It has the following bizarre feature she discovered:
In a base 26 number system where a=0, z=25, 'car' is a perfect square whose root is bl=37.

Yeah, that's my favorite number for the exact same reason. :rolleyes:
 

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