<num>

<num> (number) contains a number, written in any form. [3.6.3 Numbers and Measures]
Module core — Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributes
type⚓︎ indicates the type of numeric value.
Derived from att.typed
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.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 teidata.numeric
Values a numeric value.
Note

The standard form used is defined by the TEI datatype teidata.numeric.

Member of
Contained by
analysis: cl phr s span
figures: cell figDesc
iso-fs: fDescr fsDescr
linking: ab seg
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: eg valDesc
verse: metSym rhyme
May contain
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Detailed analyses of quantities and units of measure in historical documents may also use the feature structure mechanism described in chapter 18 Feature Structures.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.

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>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
<rng:element name="num">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.source.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ranging.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attribute.subtype"/>
 <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:ref name="teidata.enumerated"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="value">
   <rng:ref name="teidata.numeric"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element num
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.global.source.attributes,
   att.ranging.attributes,
   att.typed.attribute.subtype,
   attribute type
   {
      "cardinal" | "ordinal" | "fraction" | "percentage" | teidata.enumerated
   }?,
   attribute value { teidata.numeric }?,
   macro.phraseSeq
}