sixteen

Four times four

Sixteen is the cardinal number between fifteen and seventeen, written as 16.

It marks cultural milestones in many societies—sweet sixteen parties celebrate a coming-of-age birthday, and sixteen is the legal driving age in much of the United States.

There were sixteen guests at the table.

age

teenager

Person aged thirteen-nineteen

junior · driver's license · learner's permit · coming-of-age · puberty · curfew · underage · prom · first job · allowance

number

hexadecimal

Sixteen-digit numeral system

  • digitSingle numeric character
  • integerNumber lacking fractions
  • evenUniform and level

square · multiple · numeral · binary · base · counting · mathematics · composite · divisible · arithmetic

sweet

birthday cake

Frosted celebratory pastry

coming-of-age · milestone birthday · birthday bash · decorations · tiara · corsage · birthday wish

Categories
Opposites
numerical magnitude

sixteenzero

Numerical absence of quantity

one · infinity · nothing · million · billion

AGE/MATURITY (as age sixteen)

sixteenadult

Mature person, legally responsible

grown-up · of age · twenty-one · eighteen · mature

mathematical properties

sixteenseventeen

Number after sixteen

fifteen

Phrases
Family

sixteenfold

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G