We introduce the idea and meaning of a number 3, which is frequently eminent in the early counting systems as “One- Two- Many”.

These are some well-knowninformation about number 3 and/or with the number3:

·         The Holy Trinity in Christianity is God as a single being and 3 persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

·         There are 3 Indian Gods: Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara (Shiva)

·         Ancient Greece had 3 Greek gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades

·         Roman Empire recognized  3 Roman gods: Jupiter, Neptune,  Pluto

·         In Muslim devotional rites, certain formulas are repeated 3 times, and others 33 times

·         King Solomon states in Ecclesiastes 4:12: “A three-ply cord is not easily severed.”

·         Known 3 Schools levels: Elementary, Middle, High School

·         There are 3 University degrees: Bachelor’s,  Master’s, Ph.D

·         There are three branches to the US government; executive, legislative, and judicial.

·         Counting to 3 is common in circumstances where people desire to act in synchrony

·         3  is considered a lucky number in Chinese civilization for the reason that it sounds like the word “alive”, compared to 4 that sounds like the word “death”

·         In Vietnam, it is bad luck to make a photography with three people in it

·         In ice hockey, a game consists of 3 periods

·         In baseball, 3 is the number of strikes before the batter is out and the number of outs per side per inning. It also represents the first baseman’s position. The number 3 position in the batting order is generally occupied by the team’s best hitter. In high school and college, 3 is the maximum “drop” (inches of length minus ounces of weight) for a legal bat.

·         3 is the retired number of Baseball Hall of Fame players Babe Ruth, Joe Medwick, Bill Terry, and Harmon Killebrew. Gary Sheffield and Ken Griffey Jr wear the number three.

·         The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, and is part of a trilogy.

·         The Three Sisters is a play by Anton Chekhov.

·         Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy has three parts each of thirty-three cantos (plus one introductory canto totaling 100). It was written in terza rima, a combination of tercets. All of this is an allusion to the Christian Trinity.

·         Three Blind Mice is a children’s nursery rhyme and musical round.

·         The phrase “Third time’s the charm” usually means that the third time a person attempts something, he or she will succeed

·         Threesome is a term for sexual relationships where involved three people.