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19 (nineteen) is the
natural number In mathematics, the natural numbers are the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on, possibly excluding 0. Some start counting with 0, defining the natural numbers as the non-negative integers , while others start with 1, defining them as the positive in ...
following 18 and preceding 20. It is a
prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a Product (mathematics), product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime ...
.


Mathematics

Nineteen is the eighth
prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a Product (mathematics), product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime ...
.


Number theory

19 forms a
twin prime A twin prime is a prime number that is either 2 less or 2 more than another prime number—for example, either member of the twin prime pair or In other words, a twin prime is a prime that has a prime gap of two. Sometimes the term ''twin prime' ...
with 17, a
cousin prime In number theory, cousin primes are prime numbers that differ by four. Compare this with twin primes, pairs of prime numbers that differ by two, and sexy primes, pairs of prime numbers that differ by six. The cousin primes (sequences and in OE ...
with 23, and a
sexy prime In number theory, sexy primes are prime numbers that differ from each other by . For example, the numbers and are a pair of sexy primes, because both are prime and 11 - 5 = 6. The term "sexy prime" is a pun stemming from the Latin word for six ...
with 13. 19 is the fifth central trinomial coefficient, and the maximum number of fourth powers needed to sum up to any natural number (see,
Waring's problem In number theory, Waring's problem asks whether each natural number ''k'' has an associated positive integer ''s'' such that every natural number is the sum of at most ''s'' natural numbers raised to the power ''k''. For example, every natural num ...
). It is the number of compositions of 8 into distinct parts. 19 is the eighth strictly non-
palindromic number A palindromic number (also known as a numeral palindrome or a numeric palindrome) is a number (such as 16361) that remains the same when its digits are reversed. In other words, it has reflectional symmetry across a vertical axis. The term ''palin ...
in any base, following 11 and preceding 47. 19 is also the second
octahedral number In number theory, an octahedral number is a figurate number that represents the number of spheres in an octahedron formed from close-packed spheres. The th octahedral number O_n can be obtained by the formula:. :O_n=. The first few octahedral ...
, after 6, and the sixth
Heegner number In number theory Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and arithmetic functions. Number theorists study prime numbers as well as the properties of mathematical objects constructed from int ...
. In the
Engel expansion The Engel expansion of a positive real number ''x'' is the unique non-decreasing sequence of positive integers (a_1,a_2,a_3,\dots) such that :x=\frac+\frac+\frac+\cdots = \frac\!\left(1 + \frac\!\left(1 + \frac\left(1+\cdots\right)\right)\right) ...
of pi, 19 is the seventh term following and preceding . The sum of the first terms preceding 17 is in equivalence with 19, where its prime
index Index (: indexes or indices) may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Index (''A Certain Magical Index''), a character in the light novel series ''A Certain Magical Index'' * The Index, an item on the Halo Array in the ...
(8) are the two previous members in the sequence.


Prime properties

19 is the seventh
Mersenne prime In mathematics, a Mersenne prime is a prime number that is one less than a power of two. That is, it is a prime number of the form for some integer . They are named after Marin Mersenne, a French Minim friar, who studied them in the early 1 ...
exponent. It is the second
Keith number In recreational mathematics, a Keith number or repfigit number (short for repetitive Fibonacci-like digit) is a natural number n in a given number base b with k digits such that when a sequence is created such that the first k terms are the k d ...
, and more specifically the first Keith prime. In
decimal The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers (''decimal fractions'') of th ...
, 19 is the third
full reptend prime In number theory, a full reptend prime, full repetend prime, proper primeDickson, Leonard E., 1952, ''History of the Theory of Numbers, Volume 1'', Chelsea Public. Co. or long prime in base ''b'' is an odd prime number ''p'' such that the Fermat ...
, and the first prime number that is not a
permutable prime A permutable prime, also known as anagrammatic prime, is a prime number which, in a given radix, base, can have its digits' positions switched through any permutation and still be a prime number. H. E. Richert, who is supposedly the first to stu ...
, as its reverse ( 91) is composite (where 91 is also the fourth
centered nonagonal number A centered nonagonal number, (or centered enneagonal number), is a centered figurate number that represents a nonagon with a dot in the center and all other dots surrounding the center dot in successive nonagonal layers. The centered nonagonal ...
). * 19 × 91 =
1729 Events January–March * January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover ...
, the first
Hardy-Ramanujan number 1729 is the natural number following 1728 (number), 1728 and preceding 1730. It is the first nontrivial taxicab number, expressed as the Sum of two cubes, sum of two cubic positive integers in two different ways. It is known as the Ramanujan numbe ...
or taxicab number, also a
Harshad number In mathematics, a harshad number (or Niven number) in a given radix, number base is an integer that is divisible by the digit sum, sum of its digits when written in that base. Harshad numbers in base are also known as -harshad (or -Niven) numbers ...
in base-ten, as it is divisible by the sum of its digits, 19. : 1729 is also the nineteenth
dodecagonal number In mathematics, a dodecagonal number is a figurate number that represents a dodecagon. The dodecagonal number for ''n'' is given by the formula :D_=5n^2 - 4n The first few dodecagonal numbers are: : 0, 1, 12, 33, 64, 105, 156, 217, 288, ...
. 19, alongside 109,
1009 Year 1009 ( MIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. It was the 1009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 11th century, and the 10th ...
, and 10009, are all prime (with 109 also full reptend), and form part of a sequence of numbers where inserting a digit inside the previous term produces the next smallest prime possible, up to scale, with the composite number 9 as root. 100019 is the next such smallest prime number, by the insertion of a 1. * Numbers of the form 10''n''9 equivalent to 10''x'' + 9 with ''x'' = ''n'' + 1, where ''n'' is the number of
zero 0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. Adding (or subtracting) 0 to any number leaves that number unchanged; in mathematical terminology, 0 is the additive identity of the integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and compl ...
s in the term, are prime for , and probably prime for . Otherwise, R_ is the second base-10
repunit prime In recreational mathematics, a repunit is a number like 11, 111, or 1111 that contains only the digit 1 — a more specific type of repdigit. The term stands for "repeated unit" and was coined in 1966 by Albert H. Beiler in his book ''Recr ...
, short for the number 1111111111111111111. The sum of the squares of the first nineteen primes is divisible by 19.


Figurate numbers and magic figures

19 is the third
centered triangular number A centered (or centred) triangular number is a centered figurate number that represents an equilateral triangle with a dot in the center and all its other dots surrounding the center in successive equilateral triangular layers. This is also t ...
as well as the third
centered hexagonal number In mathematics and combinatorics, a centered hexagonal number, or centered hexagon number, is a centered polygonal number, centered figurate number that represents a hexagon with a dot in the center and all other dots surrounding the center dot ...
. * The 19th
triangular number A triangular number or triangle number counts objects arranged in an equilateral triangle. Triangular numbers are a type of figurate number, other examples being square numbers and cube numbers. The th triangular number is the number of dots in ...
is 190, equivalently the sum of the first 19 non-zero
integer An integer is the number zero (0), a positive natural number (1, 2, 3, ...), or the negation of a positive natural number (−1, −2, −3, ...). The negations or additive inverses of the positive natural numbers are referred to as negative in ...
s, that is also the sixth
centered nonagonal number A centered nonagonal number, (or centered enneagonal number), is a centered figurate number that represents a nonagon with a dot in the center and all other dots surrounding the center dot in successive nonagonal layers. The centered nonagonal ...
. : 19 is the first number in an infinite sequence of numbers in
decimal The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers (''decimal fractions'') of th ...
whose digits start with 1 and have trailing 9's, that form triangular numbers containing trailing zeroes in proportion to 9s present in the original number; i.e. 19900 is the 199th triangular number, and 1999000 is the 1999th. * Like 19, 199 and 1999 are also both prime, as are 199999 and 19999999. In fact, a number of the form 19''n'', where ''n'' is the number of nines that terminate in the number, is prime for: : . The number of nodes in
regular hexagon In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek , , meaning "six", and , , meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°. Regular hexagon A regular hexagon is de ...
with all
diagonal In geometry, a diagonal is a line segment joining two vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, when those vertices are not on the same edge. Informally, any sloping line is called diagonal. The word ''diagonal'' derives from the ancient Greek � ...
s drawn is nineteen. * Distinguishably, the only nontrivial normal magic hexagon is composed of nineteen cells, where every diagonal of consecutive hexagons has sums equal to 38, or twice 19. * A hexaflexagon is a strip of nineteen alternating triangular faces that can ''flex'' into a regular hexagon, such that any two of six colorings on triangles can be oriented to align on opposite sides of the folded figure. * Nineteen is also the number of ''one-sided'' hexiamonds, meaning there are nineteen ways of arranging six equiangular triangular
polyform In recreational mathematics, a polyform is a plane figure or solid compound constructed by joining together identical basic polygons. The basic polygon is often (but not necessarily) a convex plane-filling polygon, such as a square or a trian ...
s edge-to-edge on the plane without turn-overs (and where holes are allowed). \tfrac can be used to generate the first full, non-normal prime reciprocal magic square in decimal whose rows, columns ''and'' diagonals — in a 18 x 18 array — all generate a magic constant of 81 = 92. * The next prime number to generate a like-magic square in base-ten is
383 383 most commonly refers to: * 383 (number), the natural number following 382 and preceding 384. * AD 383, a year * 383 BC, a year 383 may also refer to: Astronomy * 383 Janina, a Themistian asteroid * Abell 383, a galaxy cluster * HOPS 383, a c ...
, the seventy-sixth
prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a Product (mathematics), product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime ...
(where 19 × 4 = 76). A regular 19 x 19
magic square In mathematics, especially History of mathematics, historical and recreational mathematics, a square array of numbers, usually positive integers, is called a magic square if the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diago ...
, on the other hand, has a magic constant M_ of 3439 = 19 × 181.


Collatz problem

The
Collatz sequence The Collatz conjecture is one of the most famous unsolved problems in mathematics. The conjecture asks whether repeating two simple arithmetic operations will eventually transform every positive integer into 1. It concerns sequences of integers ...
for
nine 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bot ...
requires nineteen steps to return to
one 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...
, more than any other number below it. On the other hand, nineteen requires twenty steps, like eighteen. Less than
ten thousand The Ten Thousand (, ''hoi Myrioi'') were a force of mercenary units, mainly Greeks, employed by Cyrus the Younger to attempt to wrest the throne of the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxerxes II. Their march to the Battle of Cunaxa and bac ...
, only thirty-one other numbers require nineteen steps to return to one: : .


In abstract algebra

The
projective special linear group In mathematics, especially in the group theoretic area of algebra, the projective linear group (also known as the projective general linear group or PGL) is the induced action of the general linear group of a vector space ''V'' on the associa ...
\mathrm represents the abstract structure of the 57-cell: a ''universal''
4-polytope In geometry, a 4-polytope (sometimes also called a polychoron, polycell, or polyhedroid) is a four-dimensional polytope. It is a connected and closed figure, composed of lower-dimensional polytopal elements: Vertex (geometry), vertices, Edge (geo ...
with a total of one hundred and seventy-one ( 171 = 9 × 19) edges and vertices, and fifty-seven ( 57 = 3 × 19) hemi-icosahedral cells that are self-dual. In total, there are nineteen
Coxeter group In mathematics, a Coxeter group, named after H. S. M. Coxeter, is an abstract group that admits a formal description in terms of reflections (or kaleidoscopic mirrors). Indeed, the finite Coxeter groups are precisely the finite Euclidean ref ...
s of non-prismatic uniform honeycombs in the fourth dimension: five Coxeter honeycomb groups exist in
Euclidean space Euclidean space is the fundamental space of geometry, intended to represent physical space. Originally, in Euclid's ''Elements'', it was the three-dimensional space of Euclidean geometry, but in modern mathematics there are ''Euclidean spaces ...
, while the other fourteen Coxeter groups are
compact Compact as used in politics may refer broadly to a pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer to: * Interstate compact, a type of agreement used by U.S. states * Blood compact, an ancient ritual of the Philippines * Compact government, a t ...
and
paracompact In mathematics, a paracompact space is a topological space in which every open cover has an open Cover (topology)#Refinement, refinement that is locally finite collection, locally finite. These spaces were introduced by . Every compact space is par ...
hyperbolic honeycomb groups. * There are also specifically nineteen uniform honeycombs inside the Euclidean _4 tesseractic honeycomb group in 4-space. In 5-space, there are nineteen
uniform polytope In geometry, a uniform polytope of dimension three or higher is a vertex-transitive polytope bounded by uniform Facet (mathematics), facets. Here, "vertex-transitive" means that it has symmetries taking every vertex to every other vertex; the sam ...
s with \mathrm A_
simplex In geometry, a simplex (plural: simplexes or simplices) is a generalization of the notion of a triangle or tetrahedron to arbitrary dimensions. The simplex is so-named because it represents the simplest possible polytope in any given dimension. ...
symmetry. There are infinitely many finite-volume Vinberg polytopes up through
dimension In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a mathematical space (or object) is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. Thus, a line has a dimension of one (1D) because only one coo ...
nineteen, which generate
hyperbolic Hyperbolic may refer to: * of or pertaining to a hyperbola, a type of smooth curve lying in a plane in mathematics ** Hyperbolic geometry, a non-Euclidean geometry ** Hyperbolic functions, analogues of ordinary trigonometric functions, defined u ...
tilings with degenerate simplex quadrilateral pyramidal domains, as well as prismatic domains and otherwise. * Vinberg polytopes of lowest rank mirrors exist up through the seventeenth dimension, where there exists a unique figure with nineteen facets. It is expressed with the simple
Dynkin diagram In the Mathematics, mathematical field of Lie theory, a Dynkin diagram, named for Eugene Dynkin, is a type of Graph (discrete mathematics), graph with some edges doubled or tripled (drawn as a double or triple line). Dynkin diagrams arise in the ...
, . On the other hand, a
cubic surface In mathematics, a cubic surface is a surface in 3-dimensional space defined by one polynomial equation of degree 3. Cubic surfaces are fundamental examples in algebraic geometry. The theory is simplified by working in projective space rather than ...
is the zero set in \mathbb of a homogeneous
cubic polynomial In mathematics, a cubic function is a function (mathematics), function of the form f(x)=ax^3+bx^2+cx+d, that is, a polynomial function of degree three. In many texts, the ''coefficients'' , , , and are supposed to be real numbers, and the func ...
in four variables f = c_3000x^3_1 + c_2100x^2_1x_2 + c_1200x^1x^2_2 + c_0300x^3_2 + \cdots + c_0003x^3_4, a polynomial with a total of twenty coefficients, which specifies a space for cubic surfaces that is 19-dimensional.


Finite simple groups

19 is the eighth consecutive supersingular prime. It is the middle indexed member in the sequence of fifteen such primes that divide the
order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...
of the Friendly Giant \mathrm , the largest
sporadic group In the mathematical classification of finite simple groups, there are a number of groups which do not fit into any infinite family. These are called the sporadic simple groups, or the sporadic finite groups, or just the sporadic groups. A simpl ...
: . *
Janko group In the area of modern algebra known as group theory, the Janko groups are the four sporadic simple groups '' J1'', '' J2'', '' J3'' and '' J4'' introduced by Zvonimir Janko. Unlike the Mathieu groups, Conway groups, or Fischer groups, the ...
s \mathrm and \mathrm are the two-smallest of six ''
pariah group In group theory, the term pariah was introduced by Robert Griess in to refer to the six sporadic simple groups which are not subquotients of the monster group In the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, the monster group M (also ...
s'' that are not
subquotient In the mathematical fields of category theory and abstract algebra, a subquotient is a quotient object of a subobject. Subquotients are particularly important in abelian categories, and in group theory, where they are also known as sections, thou ...
s of \mathrm , which contain 19 as the largest prime number that divides their
order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...
s. : \mathrm holds as standard generators that yield a '' semi-presentation'' where , while \mathrm holds as standard generators , where . * 10944 is the dimensionality of the minimal faithful complex representation of
O'Nan group In the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, the O'Nan group ''O'N'' or O'Nan–Sims group is a sporadic simple group of order :   460,815,505,920 = 2934573111931 ≈ 5. History ''O'N'' is one of the 26 sporadic group ...
O'N — the second-largest after \mathrm of like-representation in \text \text196,883 and largest amongst the six pariahs — whose value lies midway between primes (10939, 10949), the latter with a prime
index Index (: indexes or indices) may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Index (''A Certain Magical Index''), a character in the light novel series ''A Certain Magical Index'' * The Index, an item on the Halo Array in the ...
of 1330, which is the nineteenth
tetrahedral number A tetrahedral number, or triangular pyramidal number, is a figurate number that represents a pyramid (geometry), pyramid with a triangular base and three sides, called a tetrahedron. The th tetrahedral number, , is the sum of the first triangular ...
. * On the other hand, the
Tits group In group theory, the Tits group 2''F''4(2)′, named for Jacques Tits (), is a finite simple group of order :   17,971,200 = 211 · 33 · 52 · 13. This is the only simple group that is a derivativ ...
\mathrm , as the only ''non-strict''
group of Lie type In mathematics, specifically in group theory, the phrase ''group of Lie type'' usually refers to finite groups that are closely related to the group of rational points of a Reductive group, reductive linear algebraic group with values in a finite ...
that can loosely categorize as sporadic, has
group order In mathematics, the order of a finite group is the number of its elements. If a group is not finite, one says that its order is ''infinite''. The ''order'' of an element of a group (also called period length or period) is the order of the sub ...
, whose prime factors (inclusive of powers) generate a sum equal to 54, which is the smallest non-trivial 19-gonal number. In the Happy Family of sporadic groups, nineteen of twenty-six such groups are
subquotient In the mathematical fields of category theory and abstract algebra, a subquotient is a quotient object of a subobject. Subquotients are particularly important in abelian categories, and in group theory, where they are also known as sections, thou ...
s of the Friendly Giant, which is also its own subquotient. If the Tits group is indeed included as a
group of Lie type In mathematics, specifically in group theory, the phrase ''group of Lie type'' usually refers to finite groups that are closely related to the group of rational points of a Reductive group, reductive linear algebraic group with values in a finite ...
, then there are nineteen classes of finite simple groups that are not
sporadic groups In the mathematical classification of finite simple groups, there are a number of Group (mathematics), groups which do not fit into any infinite family. These are called the sporadic simple groups, or the sporadic finite groups, or just the spora ...
.


Heegner number

19 is the sixth
Heegner number In number theory Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and arithmetic functions. Number theorists study prime numbers as well as the properties of mathematical objects constructed from int ...
. 67 and
163 Year 163 ( CLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor (or, less frequently, year 916 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 163 for this y ...
, respectively the 19th and 38th prime numbers, are the two largest Heegner numbers, of
nine 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bot ...
total. The sum of the first six Heegner numbers 1, 2, 3, 7, 11, and 19 sum to the seventh member and fourteenth prime number, 43. All of these numbers are prime, aside from the
unit Unit may refer to: General measurement * Unit of measurement, a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law **International System of Units (SI), modern form of the metric system **English units, histo ...
. In particular, 163 is relevant in moonshine theory.


Science

* The
James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest telescope in space, it is equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments, allowing it to view objects too old, Lis ...
's optical elements are in an array of 19 hexagons, wherein 18 segmented primary mirrors focus light into a centered secondary mirror situated above the collecting mirrors, that in-turn reflects back onto the telescope's central imagers. It is a shape akin to the order-3 magic hexagon. * The
Metonic cycle The Metonic cycle or enneadecaeteris (from , from ἐννεακαίδεκα, "nineteen") is a period of almost exactly 19 years after which the lunar phases recur at the same time of the year. The recurrence is not perfect, and by precise obser ...
is almost exactly 19 years long.


Religion


Islam

* A group called United Submitter International claim the Quran has mathematical structure based on the number 19. The gematrical value of WAHD = 6+1+8+4=19, Wahd means 'One' (God) to the first verse (1:1), known as Bas-malah, consists of 19 Arabic letters or the Quran consists of 114 (19x6) surat etc. * The number of angels guarding
Hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hells as eternal destinations, such as Christianity and I ...
("Hellfire") ("Saqar") according to the
Qur'an The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ('' Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides ...
: "Over it are nineteen" ( 74:30), Reference from: after which the Qur'an describes this number as being "a trial for those who disbelieve" (74:31), a sign for people of the scripture to be "convinced" (74:31) and that believers "will increase in faith" (74:31) due to it. * The Number of Verse and Sura together in the Qur'an which announces Jesus son of Maryam's (Mary's) birth (Qur'an 19:19).


Baháʼí Faith

In the Bábí and
Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by ...
s, a group of 19 is called a ''Váhid'', a Unity (). The numerical value of this word in the Abjad numeral system is 19. * The
Baháʼí calendar The Baháʼí calendar used in the Baháʼí Faith is a solar calendar consisting of nineteen months and four or five intercalary days, with new year at the moment of Northern spring equinox. Each month is named after a virtue (''e.g.'', Perfect ...
is structured such that a year contains 19 months of 19 days each (along with the intercalary period of
Ayyám-i-Há Ayyám-i-Há is a period of intercalary days in the Baháʼí calendar, when Baháʼís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há. The four or five days of this period are inserted between the last two months of the calendar (Mulk and ʻAláʼ). ...
), as well as a 19-year cycle and a 361-year (19x19) supercycle. *The
Báb The Báb (born ʻAlí-Muḥammad; ; ; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850) was an Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbai ...
and his disciples formed a group of 19. *There were 19
Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary. The word is derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", itself derived from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to se ...
.


Celtic paganism

19 is a sacred number of the goddess
Brigid Brigid or Brigit ( , ; meaning 'exalted one'),Campbell, MikBehind the Name.See also Xavier Delamarre, ''brigantion / brigant-'', in ''Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise'' (Éditions Errance, 2003) pp. 87–88: "Le nom de la sainte irlandaise ''B ...
because it is said to represent the 19-year cycle of the Great Celtic Year and the amount of time it takes the Moon to coincide with the winter solstice.Brigid: Triple Goddess of the Flame (Health, Hearth, & Forge)
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Music

*Nineteen has been used as an alternative to twelve for a division of the octave into equal parts. This idea goes back to Salinas in the sixteenth century, and is interesting in part because it gives a system of meantone tuning, being close to 1/3 comma meantone. ''See
19 equal temperament In music, 19 equal temperament, called 19 TET, 19 EDO ("Equal Division of the Octave"), 19-ED2 ("Equal Division of 2:1) or 19 Equal temperament, ET, is the musical temperament, tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 19 equal steps ...
.'' *Some organs use the 19th harmonic to approximate a minor third.


Literature

*
Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...
's eight-book epic ''The Dark Tower'' saga employs the number 19 in books '' The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger'', '' The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla'', '' The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah'', '' The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower'', and ''
The Wind Through the Keyhole ''The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole'' is a 2012 fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. As part of the ''Dark Tower'' series, it is the eighth novel, but it is set chronologically between volumes four and five. First mention ...
'' as a mysterious and important number. They refer to the "ka-tet of 19", "Directive Nineteen," many names add up to 19, 19 seems to permeate every aspect of Roland and his traveler's lives. In addition, the number ends up being a powerful key.


Games

*Though the maximum score for a
cribbage Cribbage, or crib, is a card game, traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. It can be adapted for three or four players. Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage ...
hand is 29, there is no combination of cards that adds up to 19 points. Many cribbage players, therefore, jokingly refer to a zero-point hand as "a 19 hand".


Age 19

*In four countries (
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,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, United States (
Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
and
Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
), and
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
), 19 is the
age of majority The age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when a person ceases to be considered a minor (law), minor, and assumes legal control over their person, actions, and decisions, thus te ...
. *In two countries (South Korea and Canada), 19 is the minimum
legal drinking age The legal drinking age is the minimum age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different from the age when it can be purchased in some countries. These laws vary betwe ...
. *In three countries (Algeria, South Korea, and Canada), 19 is the minimum
legal smoking age The smoking age is the minimum legal age required to purchase or use tobacco or cannabis (drug), cannabis products. Most countries have laws that forbid sale of tobacco products to persons younger than certain ages, usually the age of majority. ...
. *The minimum age for the
NBA draft The NBA draft is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) annual event, dating back to 1947 BAA draft, 1947, in which the teams in the league can Draft (sports), draft players who declare for the draft and that are Eligibility for the NBA dr ...
is 19 years old.


In sports

* In
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
, the '19th hole' is the clubhouse bar and in match play, if there is a tie after 18 holes, an extra hole(s) is played. In
miniature golf Miniature golf (also known as minigolf, putt-putt, crazy golf, and by #Nomenclature, several other names) is an offshoot of the sport of golf focusing solely on the putting aspect of its parent game. The aim of the game is to score the lowest ...
, it is an extra hole on which the winner earns an instant prize.


References


External links


Number 19 at the Database of Number Correlations


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