<num>

<num> (number) contains a number, written in any form. 3.5.3 Numbers and Measures
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) att.ranging (@atLeast, @atMost, @min, @max)
typeindicates 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.
valuesupplies 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
Contained by
analysis: cl phr s span
core: abbr add addrLine author bibl biblScope corr date del desc distinct editor email emph expan foreign gloss head headItem headLabel hi item l label measure measureGrp meeting mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote ref reg resp rs said sic soCalled speaker stage street term time title unclear
corpus: activity channel constitution derivation domain factuality interaction locale preparedness purpose
dictionaries: case colloc def dictScrap entryFree etym form gen gram gramGrp hyph iType lang lbl mood number orth per pos pron re sense stress subc syll tns usg xr
drama: actor camera caption castItem role roleDesc sound tech view
figures: cell figDesc
header: authority catDesc change classCode creation distributor edition extent funder geoDecl handNote language principal rendition scriptNote sponsor tagUsage typeNote
iso-fs: fDescr fsDescr
linking: ab seg
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions catchwords collation colophon condition custEvent decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric foliation heraldry incipit layout material musicNotation objectType origDate origPlace origin provenance rubric secFol signatures source stamp summary support surrogates textLang watermark
namesdates: addName affiliation age birth bloc country death district education faith floruit forename genName geogName langKnown location nameLink nationality occupation orgName persName placeName region residence roleName settlement sex socecStatus surname
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: valDesc
textcrit: lem rdg wit witDetail witness
textstructure: byline closer dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint imprimatur opener salute signed titlePart trailer
transcr: damage fw restore supplied surplus
verse: metSym rhyme
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
header: idno
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 objectType 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 gb handShift restore space subst supplied surplus
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration

<rng:element name="num">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ranging.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,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.ranging.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</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.