Numlore

Curated · Hand-written

21

Curated entry for 21.

Numerological root

2+1=3

3

— the speaker

20 22

readings
Cultural — the named echo
  • Blackjack target

    Beat the dealer's hand without going over.

  • 21 Jump Street

    1987 Fox series; 2012 film reboot with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.

  • US drinking age

    National Minimum Drinking Age Act, 1984.

Major — the phonetic cipher
  • need, want, end, note, night, hand

    consonant skeleton n·t·d — 20 candidates in the dictionary

Math — the property
  • Triangular number

    1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21. Also Fibonacci.