What does 666 the number of the beast mean?

There have been many books written for profit and false prophecies created because of the following verse: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six" (Revelation 13:18).  What is the Biblical understanding of this verse?  

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