golden number

British

noun

a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19

the golden number of 1984 is 9

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Their phone number mostly consisted of the same digit repeated many times, making it a prized so-called "golden number".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023

On Twitter, the movement has taken on the hashtag #LaserRayUntil100K, which refers to a pledge among users to keep the laser rays until Bitcoin hits that golden number.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2021

If 25, change it into 26, whenever the golden number is greater than 11.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene

Easter falls on March 25, when the Sunday letter is G, and the golden number 5, 13, or 16.

From Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects by Aubrey, John

The first column, under the golden number 1, contains the epacts, 1, 2, 3, 4, &c., to 30 or 0.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

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