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What is the difference between six and four?

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In cardinal terms the difference between six and four

is that six is a numerical value equal to 6; the number occurring after five and before seven while four is a numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••.

In cricket countable terms the difference between six and four

is that six is an event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team while four is an event whereby a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.

six

English

(wikipedia six)

Numeral

(head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after five and before seven.
  • Derived terms

    * six-figure * * six-pack, six pack, sixpack * six-shooter, sixshooter * sixteen * sixth * sixty * six ways to Sunday

    Noun

    (es)
  • The digit or figure .
  • (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
  • (cricket, countable) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
  • (American football) A touchdown.
  • Derived terms

    * at sixes and sevens * hit someone for six

    See also

    * * (Arabic numeral) * (Chinese numerals) * or VI (Roman numeral) * (Greek numeral) *

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    four

    English

    (wikipedia four)

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)
  • There are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn.
  • *
  • Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four —on up to sixteen.
  • Describing a set or group with four components.
  • Derived terms

    * on all fours * back four * four-bagger * four-ball * four-by-four/ * four-color/four-colour * four-dimensional * four-eyes * four-flush * fourfold * fourfooted/four-footed * four-handed * four horsemen * four hundred * four-in-hand * four-leaf clover * four-letter word * fourling * four-o'clock * four of a kind * four-on-the-floor * fourpence * fourpenny * fourplex * four-post bed * four-poster * four-pounder * fourscore * foursquare * four square * foursome * four-star * four-wheel drive * four-wheeler * two-by-four

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    *

    See also

    * Last: three, 3 * Next: five, 5

    Noun

  • (countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
  • (countable) Anything measuring four units, as length.
  • Do you have any more fours ? I want to make this a little taller.
  • A person who is four years old.
  • I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.
  • (cricket, countable) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
  • (rowing) Quadruple sculls.
  • (obsolete) A four-pennyworth of spirits.
  • * 1887 , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet , IV:
  • I was a-strollin' down, thinkin' between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of gin hot would be, when suddenly the glint of a light caught my eye in the window of that same house.

    See also

    (four) * (Symbols of number four in various numeral systems) * (Arabic numerals): 4 * (Chinese numerals): ?, ? * (Greek numerals): (uppercase) ??, (lowercase) ?? * (Roman numerals): IV or IIII

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