<num>

<num> (number) contains a number, written in any form. 3.5.3 Numbers and Measures
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
AttributesIn addition to global attributes
typeindicates the type of numeric value.
Status Optional
Datatype
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
cardinal
absolute number, e.g. 21, 21.5
ordinal
ordinal number, e.g. 21st
fraction
fraction, e.g. one half or three-quarters
percentage
a percentage
Note
If a different typology is desired, other values can be used for this attribute.
valuesupplies the value of the number in standard form.
Status Optional
Datatype
data.numeric
Values a numeric value.
Note
The standard form used is defined by the TEI datatype data.numeric.
Used by model.measureLike
May contain
Declaration
element num
{
   att.global.attributes,
   attribute type
   {
      "cardinal" | "ordinal" | "fraction" | "percentage" | xsd:Name
   }?,
   attribute value { data.numeric }?,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
Example
<p>I reached <num type="cardinalvalue="21">twenty-one</num>
on my <num type="ordinalvalue="21">twenty-first</num> birthday...
light travels at <num value="10E10">10<hi rend="sup">10</hi>
 </num> cm per second.</p>
Note
Detailed analyses of quantities and units of measure in historical documents may also use the feature structure mechanism described in chapter 18 Feature Structures. The <num> element is intended for use in simple applications.