2
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See also: 2̂, 2., շ [U+0577 ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER SHA], ջ [U+057B ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER JHEH], ೩ [U+0CE9 KANNADA DIGIT THREE], ᒿ [U+14BF CANADIAN SYLLABICS SAYISI M], and ② [U+2461 CIRCLED DIGIT TWO]
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Translingual
editGlyph origin
editA West Arabic numeral, ultimately from Indic numerals (compare Devanagari २ (2)), from a cursive form of two lines to represent the number two. See 2 § Evolution for more.
Symbol
edit- The cardinal number two.
- A digit in the decimal system of numbering, as well as octal, and hexadecimal.
- A rotational symmetry element in the Hermann-Mauguin notation, indicating a rotation over π (twofold axis).
- (mathematics) The two-element Boolean algebra, two-point discrete space or a (canonical) two-element set.
- (superscript) The square of a number or a unit.
- m2 stands for square meter.
- n2 is usually pronounced as "n squared".
- (phonetics, often superscript) the pitch of a tone, whose value depends on local convention (e.g. nearly as high or as low as 1, if four or more numbers are used; mid pitch if the numbers 1–3 are used; or contrasting with 1 if only '1' and '2' are used)
- (phonetics, Sinosphere, often superscript) tone number 2, typically identified with light level yang ping (陽平). May be identified with rising shang tone (上) if the yin–yang distinction is not made.
- (linguistics, superscript) accent 2 in Norwegian, Swedish and Limburgish.
Gallery
edit- Letter styles
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Lining digit 2.
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Oldstyle 2 in Fraktur script.
Alternative forms
editThe following forms are equivalent as a decimal digit:
- Arabic (Eastern) numerals: ٢
- Arabic (Western) numerals: 2
- Assamese numerals: ২
- Balinese numerals: ᭒
- Bengali numerals: ২
- Brahmi numerals: 𑁨
- Chakma numerals: 𑄸
- Cham numerals: ꩒
- Devanagari numerals: २
- Dhives Akuru numerals: 𑥒
- Gujarati numerals: ૨
- Gurmukhi numerals: ੨
- Hanifi Rohingya numerals: 𐴲
- Javanese numerals: ꧒
- Kaktovik numerals: 𝋂
- Kannada numerals: ೨
- Kawi numerals: 𑽒
- Kayah Li numerals: ꤂
- Khmer numerals: ២
- Khudawadi numerals: 𑋲
- Lanna numerals: (secular) ᪂, (religious) ᪒
- Lao numerals: ໒
- Lepcha numerals: ᱂
- Limbu numerals: ᥈
- Malayalam numerals: ൨
- Maya numerals: 𝋢
- Meitei numerals: ꯲
- Mongolian numerals: ᠒
- Myanmar numerals: ၂
- N'Ko numerals: ߂
- Ol Chiki numerals: ᱒
- Odia numerals: ୨
- Osmanya numerals: 𐒢
- Persian numerals: ۲
- Saurashtra numerals: ꣒
- Sharada numerals: 𑇒
- Sinhalese numerals: ෨
- Sundanese numerals: ᮲
- Takri numerals: 𑛂
- Tamil numerals: ௨
- Telugu numerals: ౨
- Thai numerals: ๒
- Tibetan numerals: ༢
- Tirhuta numerals: 𑓒
- Warang Citi numerals: 𑣢
The following additional forms are equivalent as a cardinal number:
Derived terms
editSee also
editOther representations of 2:
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English
editPronunciation
edit- (too, two): IPA(key): /tuː/
- (to): IPA(key): /tuː/ (stressed form), IPA(key): /tə/, /tʊ/ (unstressed)
Audio (US): (file) - Homophones: to, too, two
- Rhymes: -uː
Preposition
edit2
- (text messaging, informal) Abbreviation of to.
- I have 2 go now. / Send files 2 him.
- (computing) Abbreviation of to; designating conversion from one format to another
Derived terms
editSee also
editAdverb
edit2 (not comparable)
- (text messaging, informal, eye dialect) Abbreviation of too.
- Can I come 2?
Adjective
edit2 (comparative more 2, superlative most 2)
- Alternative form of 2S; Abbreviation of two-spirited.
Derived terms
editNoun
edit2 (plural 2s)
- Alternative form of 2S; Abbreviation of two-spirit.
French
editPronunciation
editPreposition
edit2
- (text messaging) Alternative form of de
Further reading
edit- “2”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editAlternative forms
editIteration mark
edit2
- (dated or informal, often superscript) An iteration mark used as an abbreviation for the second part of a reduplicated compound word.
Malay
editAlternative forms
editIteration mark
edit2
- (dated or informal, often superscript) An iteration mark used as an abbreviation for the second part of a reduplicated compound word.
Mongolian
editSymbol
edit²
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- (linguistics) Used after an isolated affix or clitic to indicate that it has two variant forms, dependent on the vowel harmony of the preceding stem or word.
Usage notes
editThis is usually used to indicate that an affix or clitic varies between using the back vowel ⟨у⟩ and the front vowel ⟨ү⟩.
See also
editTagalog
editSymbol
edit2 (colloquial, chiefly text messaging)
- used to represent the syllable to or tu due to similarity of pronunciation with English two
- 22o (totoo) ― real
- d2 (dito) ― here
- 2malon (tumalon) ― to jump
Iteration mark
edit2 (colloquial, sometimes superscript, chiefly text messaging)
- used as an abbreviation for the second part of a reduplicated syllable or compound word
- ka2in (kakain) ― will be eating
- ta2kbo (tatakbo) ― will be running
- Ang kulit2 (kulit-kulit) mo.
- You're so stubbornsome.
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