<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, @style, @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.global.change (@change)) att.ranging (@atLeast, @atMost, @min, @max, @confidence)
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.

Member of
Contained by
analysis: cl phr s span
figures: cell figDesc
iso-fs: fDescr fsDescr
linking: ab seg
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: valDesc
verse: metSym rhyme
May contain
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.global.change.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.global.change.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.