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—Wikipedia.Numerology is any belief in the divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value of the letters in words, names and ideas.
The first three novels in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series were dubbed a trilogy, and even after he extended the series, author Douglas Adams continued to use the term for humorous effect – for example, calling Mostly Harmless “the fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy”.
In essence, it is the belief that a ninth symphony is destined to be a composer's last; i.e. that the composer will be fated to die while or after writing it, or before completing a tenth. To those who give credence to the notion, a composer who produces a ninth symphony has reached a decisive landmark, and to then embark on a tenth is a challenge to fate.
Twenty-two is a number much associated with Arsenal in recent times. Earlier this season, the Gunners went on a 22-match unbeaten run in all competitions under new manager Unai Emery, who had replaced Arsène Wenger, the man who had managed the club for 22 seasons – and whose birthday is October 22.
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