188 (number) explained

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 . The opening frame of the film is just an image of this number.^[1]

See also

• The year AD 188 or 188 BC
• List of highways numbered 188

Notes and References

1. White Noise. Möller. Olaf. Film Comment. 48. 1. January–February 2012. 14–15. .