golden number

British  

noun

1. 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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golden number

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

The second dial shows the epacts, with the golden number.

From The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 by Silvio A. Bedini

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

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

In sum, he is the darling of nature in reason's philosophy, the loadstar of light in love's astronomy, the ravishing sweet in the music of honour, and the golden number in grace's arithmetic.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

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