<num>

<num> (number) contains a number, written in any form. 3.5.3 Numbers and Measures
Module core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
In addition to global attributes In addition to global attributes
type indicates the type of numeric value.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
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.
value supplies the value of the number in standard form.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.numeric"/>
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
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: figure formula
gaiji: g
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration 

<rng:element name="num">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="type">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>cardinal</rng:value>
    <rng:value>ordinal</rng:value>
    <rng:value>fraction</rng:value>
    <rng:value>percentage</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="value">
   <rng:ref name="data.numeric"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
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="cardinal" value="21">twenty-one</num> on my <num type="ordinal" value="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.