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12 is Sublime The Greatest Numbers of All Time

Ideas from CBC Radio (Highlights) by CBC

Jun 23, 202600:54:08Society & Culture

Complete. Whole. Divine order. That's just the start of what makes the humble dozen extraordinary. It's one of only two numbers ever discovered in mathematics to be “sublime.” Twelve makes a number of appearances in pop...

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12 is Sublime The Greatest Numbers of All Time is an episode from Ideas from CBC Radio (Highlights) by CBC. Complete. Whole. Divine order. That's just the start of what makes the humble dozen extraordinary. It's one of only two numbers ever...

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Published Jun 23, 2026, 00:54:08 long, audio available.