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  2. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    The general principles set out in § Numbers as figures or words apply to ordinals. In particular, do not start a sentence with a figure, and generally use first through ninth, not 1st through 9th, for single-digit ordinals. In "suffix" forms, use two-letter suffixes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on (2nd Battalion not 2d Battalion).

  3. Alphabetic numeral system - Wikipedia

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    An alphabetic numeral system is a type of numeral system.Developed in classical antiquity, it flourished during the early Middle Ages. [1] In alphabetic numeral systems, numbers are written using the characters of an alphabet, syllabary, or another writing system.

  4. Regional handwriting variation - Wikipedia

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    The uppercase letter S: In Japan, this letter is often written with a single serif added to the end of the stroke. The uppercase letter Z: This letter is usually written with three strokes. In parts of Europe such as Italy, Germany and Spain, it is commonly written with a short horizontal crossbar added through the middle.

  5. How To Write Numbers in Words on a Check - AOL

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    By this point, you’ve seen and thought about the many different ways to write numbers in words. Now, it’s time to put it all together. Here are three sample check amounts, with examples of how ...

  6. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    Chalcolithic (or "Eneolithic", "Copper Age") Ancient history (The Bronze and Iron Ages are not part of prehistory for all regions and civilizations who had adopted or developed a writing system.) Bronze Age; Iron Age; Late Middle Ages. Renaissance; Early modern history; Modern history. Industrial Age (1760–1970) Machine Age (1880–1945) Age ...

  7. English numerals - Wikipedia

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    So too are the thousands, with the number of thousands followed by the word "thousand". The number one thousand may be written 1 000 or 1000 or 1,000; larger numbers are written for example 10 000 or 10,000 for ease of reading. European languages that use the comma as a decimal separator may correspondingly use the period as a thousands separator.

  8. Here's how the ages of the cast compare with their treasure-hunting characters. The main character of "Outer Banks" is John B., a 19-year-old living on his own after the death of his father.

  9. List of numeral systems - Wikipedia

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    This is the minimum number of characters needed to encode a 32 bit number into 5 printable characters in a process similar to MIME-64 encoding, since 85 5 is only slightly bigger than 2 32. Such method is 6.7% more efficient than MIME-64 which encodes a 24 bit number into 4 printable characters. 89