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golden number

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
gold-en num-ber
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle, and reckoned from 1 to 19.

noun

Synonym of golden ratio.

Etymology

Of the first sense, so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold.

Inflected Forms

golden numbers (plural)

Synonyms

golden ratio

Questions

What does golden number mean?
A number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle, and reckoned from 1 to 19.
Where does golden number come from?
Of the first sense, so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold.

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