188 (one hundred [and] eighty-eight) is the natural number following 187 and preceding 189.
In mathematics
There are 188 different four-element semigroups, and 188 ways a chess queen can move from one corner of a board to the opposite corner by a path that always moves closer to its goal. The sides and diagonals of a regular dodecagon form 188 equilateral triangles.
In other fields
The number 188 figures prominently in the film The Parallel Street (1962) by German experimental film director Ferdinand Khittl. The opening frame of the film is just an image of this number.
See also
- All pages with titles containing 188
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