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<num>

<num> (number) contains a number, written in any form. [3.5.3. Numbers and Measures]
Modulecore
AttributesAttributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @rendition)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp))
typeindicates the type of numeric value. In jTEI, we particularly use num[@type='ordinal'] for e.g. ‘21st’ or ‘2nd’; in rendering, this results in the non-numeric suffix to the number being output as superscript. Note, however, that ordinals for centuries should be spelled out, not written using digits (‘nineteenth century’, not ‘19th century’). Suggested values include: 1] cardinal; 2] ordinal; 3] fraction; 4] percentage
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.

Member of
Contained by
May contain
Declaration
element num
{
   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</p>
<p>Light travels at <num value="3E10">3×10<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Detailed analyses of quantities and units of measure in historical documents may also use the feature structure mechanism described in chapter 18.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.