16 (number) 0 to 15 in each column. Sixteen is an even number and a square number. Sixteen is the fourth power of two. Sixteen is the only integer that equals "m" and "n", for some unequal integers "m" and "n" ("m" = 4, "n" = 2, or vice versa). It has this property because 2 = 2 × 2. It is also equal to 2 (see tetration). 16 is the base of the hexadecimal number system, which is used extensively in computer science. In Spanish and Portuguese, 16 is the first compound number (Spanish: "dieciséis", European Portuguese: "dezasseis", Brazilian Portuguese: "dezesseis");
Esther (given name) Esther (given name) Esther () is a feminine given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the "Book of Esther". According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia. The root of Esther in Hebrew is "hester" () "Hidden". The name can be derived from the Old Persian "stāra" (NPer. ستاره "setāra", meaning "star") although some scholars identify Esther with the name of the Babylonian goddess of love "Ishtar". Esther first occurs as a given name in