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1001 is the natural number following 1000 and preceding 1002.
In mathematics
One thousand one is a sphenic number and a pentagonal number.
In other fields
It is sometimes used as a generic term for "many":
- 1001 uses for...
- 1001 ways to...
In Arabic culture, this is phrased in an unusual way:
- 1001 Arabian Nights, in Arabic Alf layla wa
layla, which literally translates as "One thousand nights and a night".
- 1001 thanks is Alf shukran wa shukran: "One thousand thanks and thank you".
1001 was the name of a popular British detergent in the 1960s, supposedly with "1001 uses".
In the Mawlawiyyah order of
Sufi Islam, a novice must complete 1001 days of
prayer before becoming a dada, or junior teacher of the faith.
There are countless book titles starting with 1001. About twice as many books currently in print start with 1001 as with 1000.
This marketing scheme is used to imply that the customer is getting a little extra information beyond books that have only 1000
items. For example:
- 1001 Symbols, by Jack Tresidder
- 1001 Pelargoniums,
by Hazel Key
- 1001 Perennials, by
Claire Austin
- 1001 Things to Spot in the Sea, by Katie Daynes
- 1001
Animal Quacker Jokes, by Jasmine Birtles
- 1001 Animals to
Spot, by G. Doherty
- 1001 Ways to
Relax, by Mike George
- 1001 Jokes.
There are also many film titles starting with 1001. For example:
- 1001 Rezepte eines verliebten Kochs
- 1001
Nights of Pleasure
- 1001 Ways to Kill Yourself
- Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales
Buckminster Fuller called 1001 (a palindromic number) a Scheherezade number in his book "Synergetics",
since Scheherezade was the name of the story telling wife in the "1001 Arabian Nights"
This article is about the number. See also the years AD 1001 and
1001 BC.
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