<num>

<num> (number) contains a number, written in any form. 3.5.3 Numbers and Measures
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
AttributesIn addition to global attributes
typeindicates the type of numeric value.
Status Optional
Datatype
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
cardinalabsolute number, e.g. 21, 21.5
ordinalordinal number, e.g. 21st
fractionfraction, e.g. one half or three-quarters
percentagea 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.
Declaration
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="cardinalvalue="21">twenty-one</num>
on my <num type="ordinalvalue="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Detailed analyses of quantities and units of measure in historical documents may also use the feature structure mechanism described in chapter 18 Feature Structures.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.
Contained by model.measureLike
May contain