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TODO

Todo list for the numerals-base package

Resources

Useful resources:

Cardinal numerals

How many items - one, two, three

Ordinal numerals

Position - first, second, third.

  • en 1 = first
  • en 2 = second
  • en 32 = thirty-second
  • nl 8 = achtste
  • nl 9 = negende
  • nl 89 = negenentachtigste

Partitive numerals

Expresses a fraction - half, third, quarter.

  • en 1÷2 = half
  • en 2÷3 = two thirds
  • nl 2÷3 = twee derden
  • nl 3÷4 = drie kwart

Decimals

Fractions of powers of ten

  • en 0.7 = seven-tenths
  • en 0.065 = sixty-five thousanths
  • nl 0.28 = achtentwintig honderdsten

Multiplicative numerals

How many times - once, twice, thrice.

  • en 1 = once
  • en 2 = twice
  • en 3 = thrice
  • en [4..] = undefined - or use a convention like "four times, five times, etc."

Distributive numerals

Expresses a group of the number specified: In pairs, by the dozen. English does not have distributive numerals for these but other languages such as Georgian do.