Two
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Two is a number in the number streams. The numeral is 2 and the roman numeral is II.
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[change] Evolution of the glyph
The glyph we use today in the Western world to represent the number 2 comes from Brahmin Indians, who wrote 2 as two horizontal lines. It is an analogue to Roman II.
[change] In mathematics
Two is the first even number. Other numbers are called even if they can be divided to 2.
Two is also the smallest prime number. It is the only prime number that is even. All other prime numbers are odd numbers.
[change] In culture
The number two implies the meaning of a couple, or can refer to two opposite objects. This is the basic of what is called dualism.
Being second has also the meaning of not being first in some situations; for example, Simone De Beauvoir has written a book about women, titled The Second Sex.
