1001 (number)
Encyclopedia
1001 is the natural number
following 1000 and followed by 1002.
, a pentagonal number
, a pentatope number
and the first four-digit palindromic number
.
In Arab
ic culture, this is phrased in an unusual way:
1001 was the name of a popular British
detergent
in the 1960s, supposedly with "1001 uses".
In the Mawlawiyyah order of Sufi Islam
, a novice must complete 1001 days of prayer before becoming a dada, or junior teacher of the faith.
In many cases, including the title Thousand and One Nights, 1001 is meant to indicate a "big number", and need not be taken literally. A book published in 2007 titled 40
Days & 1001 Nights describes a journey through the Islamic World.
There are countless book titles starting with 1001. About twice as many books currently in print start with 1001 as with 1000. This marketing scheme is used to imply that the customer is getting a little extra information beyond books that have only 1000 items. For example:
Among them are recent books aiming to introduce significant works in various fields:
There are also many film titles starting with 1001. For example:
There is also a play entitled 1001 by Jason Grote.
The NBA Draft Lottery
uses a lottery with 1,001 combinations by selecting four balls out of 14, then disregards the combination 11, 12, 13 and 14 to produce 1,000 outcomes.
1001 was a hidden track on the Australian release of Two Shoes
, the second album by The Cat Empire
Buckminster Fuller
called 1001 a Scheherezade number in his book "Synergetics", since Scheherezade was the name of the story-telling wife in the "1001 Arabian Nights
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This article is about the number. See also the years AD 1001 and 1001 BC.
Natural number
In mathematics, the natural numbers are the ordinary whole numbers used for counting and ordering . These purposes are related to the linguistic notions of cardinal and ordinal numbers, respectively...
following 1000 and followed by 1002.
In mathematics
One thousand and one is a sphenic numberSphenic number
In number theory, a sphenic number is a positive integer which is the product of three distinct prime numbers.Note that this definition is more stringent than simply requiring the integer to have exactly three prime factors; e.g. 60 = 22 × 3 × 5 has exactly 3 prime factors, but is not sphenic.All...
, a pentagonal number
Pentagonal number
A pentagonal number is a figurate number that extends the concept of triangular and square numbers to the pentagon, but, unlike the first two, the patterns involved in the construction of pentagonal numbers are not rotationally symmetrical...
, a pentatope number
Pentatope number
A pentatope number is a number in the fifth cell of any row of Pascal's triangle starting with the 5-term row 1 4 6 4 1 either from left to right or from right to left.The first few numbers of this kind are :...
and the first four-digit palindromic number
Palindromic number
A palindromic number or numeral palindrome is a 'symmetrical' number like 16461, that remains the same when its digits are reversed. The term palindromic is derived from palindrome, which refers to a word like rotor that remains unchanged under reversal of its letters...
.
In other fields
It is sometimes used as a generic term for "many" - conveying the impression of a lot (1000) and still more:- 1001 uses for...
- 1001 ways to...
In Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
ic culture, this is phrased in an unusual way:
- 1001 Arabian NightsThe Book of One Thousand and One NightsOne Thousand and One Nights is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age...
, in Arabic Alf layla wa layla , which literally translates as "One thousand nights and a night". - 1001 thanks is Alf shukran wa shukran (Arabic: ألف شكرا و شكرا): "One thousand thanks and thank you".
1001 was the name of a popular British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
detergent
Detergent
A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with "cleaning properties in dilute solutions." In common usage, "detergent" refers to alkylbenzenesulfonates, a family of compounds that are similar to soap but are less affected by hard water...
in the 1960s, supposedly with "1001 uses".
In the Mawlawiyyah order of Sufi Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, a novice must complete 1001 days of prayer before becoming a dada, or junior teacher of the faith.
In many cases, including the title Thousand and One Nights, 1001 is meant to indicate a "big number", and need not be taken literally. A book published in 2007 titled 40
40
Year 40 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus without colleague...
Days & 1001 Nights describes a journey through the Islamic World.
There are countless book titles starting with 1001. About twice as many books currently in print start with 1001 as with 1000. This marketing scheme is used to imply that the customer is getting a little extra information beyond books that have only 1000 items. For example:
- 1001 Symbols, by Jack Tresidder
- 1001 Pelargoniums, by Hazel Key
- 1001 Perennials, by Claire Austin
- 1001 Things to Spot in the Sea, by Katie Daynes
- 1001 Animal Quacker Jokes, by Jasmine BirtlesJasmine BirtlesJasmine Birtles is a financial and business commentator, journalist, TV presenter and radio presenter, author and humourist.Her consumer website Moneymagpie.com contains information on all aspects of making and saving money. She regularly appears on various TV and radio programmes, including GMTV,...
- 1001 Animals to Spot, by G. Doherty
- 1001 Ways to Relax, by Mike GeorgeMike GeorgeMike George is a British radio presenter. He was born in Harrow, Middlesex in 1945, a premature baby, as a result of the VE Celebrations. He attended Watford Central Primary and Bushey Grammar School...
- 1001 Jokes.
Among them are recent books aiming to introduce significant works in various fields:
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a literary reference book compiled by over one hundred literary critics worldwide and edited by Peter Boxall, Professor of English at Sussex University, with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd. Each title is accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique...
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book edited by Steven Jay Schneider with original essays on each film contributed by over 70 film critics...
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, first published in 2005. The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2010, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd...
There are also many film titles starting with 1001. For example:
- 1001 Rezepte eines verliebten Kochs
- 1001 Nights of Pleasure
- 1001 Ways to Kill Yourself
- Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales
There is also a play entitled 1001 by Jason Grote.
The NBA Draft Lottery
NBA Draft Lottery
The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association in which the teams who had missed the playoffs in the previous season, or teams who hold the draft rights of another team that missed the playoffs in the previous season, participate in a lottery process to...
uses a lottery with 1,001 combinations by selecting four balls out of 14, then disregards the combination 11, 12, 13 and 14 to produce 1,000 outcomes.
1001 was a hidden track on the Australian release of Two Shoes
Two Shoes
Two Shoes is the second studio album by Australian band The Cat Empire, the follow-up to the wildly successful self-titled first album, The Cat Empire...
, the second album by The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...
Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller was an American systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, futurist and second president of Mensa International, the high IQ society....
called 1001 a Scheherezade number in his book "Synergetics", since Scheherezade was the name of the story-telling wife in the "1001 Arabian Nights
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age...
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This article is about the number. See also the years AD 1001 and 1001 BC.