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A digit is a character in a given Unicode block that can be combined with other digits in that same Unicode block to form zero-padded nonnegative integers in a positional number base, which can then be sorted arithmetically according to their Unicode values.

That's not the case for numerals, such as for example Roman Numeral Ten (U+2169), nor ASCII letters used as Roman numerals. For example, XIV, XVI, XIX would be sorted as XIV, XIX, XVI (14, 19, 16, rather than 14, 16, 19).

This listing does not include digit characters in the BMP Private Use Area, such as, for example, Klingon Digit Zero (U+F8F0, corresponding to 63728) as assigned by ConScript.

Unicode consistently assigns digit characters so that the code point modulo 16 corresponds to the numerical value of the digit, so that digit zero is U+xxx0 and digit nine is U+xxx9.

Except for the digits for Indian languages and the Limbu language, which are assigned so that the code point modulo 16 corresponds to the numerical value of the digit plus 6 (thus digit zero is U+xxx6 and digit nine is U+xxxF).

This is a principle that ConScript for the most part follows, such as for example with Klingon and Ferengi. Perhaps the only exception is U+E033, Tengwar Letter Stemless Vilya which also serves as Tengwar Digit One. Interestingly, however, take note of Tengwar Duodecimal Digit Ten (U+E06A) and Tengwar Duodecimal Digit Eleven (U+E06B).

The largest number that could theoretically be in this sequence is 65535. There are digits in the supplementary planes, e.g. Osmanya Digit Zero, U+104A0, giving a theoretical maximum of 1114111.

However, since the assignment of the supplementary planes is ongoing for many years to come, to include those in this entry might require occasional insertions. Computation of that sequence would pose only one minor and easily solved problem for Java's isDigit() function, though.

On the other hand, the assignment of Arabic Extended-B (U+0870 through U+089F) has not been finalized yet, though that proposal contains neither digits nor numerals.

Also, no proposal nor suggestion has been made for U+2FE0 through U+2FEF, so there is a small chance those could be assigned digits.

The 19 year Metonic cycle repeats the pattern: 19,*,8,,16,5,,13,2,,10,,18,7,,15,4,,12,1,,9,,17,6,,14,3,,11. The gap marked with * alternates between odd and even cycles.

The alignment of the pattern is based on MS2913 from 1636. This is not accurate anymore in modern days as this pattern needs a shift of one day approximately every 304 years (Hipparchic cycle).

To each year the numbers from 1-19 where cyclically assigned. The positions of these numbers on the days of the year show the full moon for the corresponding year. Beware there are also calendar designs which track new moons with a cycle of 19 numbers.

The numbers are represented either by assigning runes from an extension of the Younger Futhark with three additional runic symbols or by the usage of Pentadic numerals. The latter is the case in MS2913.