When a line starts with a number that ends with a period, e.g. 1984., it needs to be escaped, as otherwise markdown interprets it as a list.
However, if a line begins with a number that includes a period in it, e.g. 1984.5, it does not need to be escaped, as it won't be interpreted as a list.
When a line starts with a number that ends with a period, e.g.
1984.
, it needs to be escaped, as otherwise markdown interprets it as a list.However, if a line begins with a number that includes a period in it, e.g.
1984.5
, it does not need to be escaped, as it won't be interpreted as a list.