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Since we’ll be returning to these types of numbers frequently, for convenience, and by analogy with “noble” numbers, we’ll refer to them as ''aristocratic numbers'' (and, as before, we’ll make no claim as to the sociopolitical accuracy of this analogy).  
Since we’ll be returning to these types of numbers frequently, for convenience, and by analogy with “noble” numbers, we’ll refer to them as ''aristocratic numbers'' (and, as before, we’ll make no claim as to the sociopolitical accuracy of this analogy).  
Confusingly, silver is a noble metal, while gold is not; this all would have been simpler if multiple metaphors hadn't already arisen in this domain, but what can we do.


So, in the end, we have six types of metallic generators. Noble generators and isotopic aristocratic generators can all be referred to as aristocratic generators when the generic category is preferred, although at that point we would probably be even better served to simply use the further generic category "metallic generators":
So, in the end, we have six types of metallic generators. Noble generators and isotopic aristocratic generators can all be referred to as aristocratic generators when the generic category is preferred, although at that point we would probably be even better served to simply use the further generic category "metallic generators":