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

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    Numbers in mathematical formulae are never spelled out (3 < π < ⁠ 22 / 7 ⁠ not three < pi < twenty-two sevenths), and "numbers as numbers" are rarely spelled out in other mathematical contexts (the first three primes are 2, 3, and 5 not the first three primes are two, three, and five; but zero-sum game and roots of unity).

  3. English numerals - Wikipedia

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    After "nine", one can head straight back into the 10, 11, 12, etc., although some write out the numbers until "twelve". Example: "I have 28 grapes." (Preferred) Example: "I have twenty-eight grapes." Another common usage is to write out any number that can be expressed as one or two words, and use figures otherwise. Examples:

  4. Wikipedia talk : Manual of Style/Dates and numbers/Archive 50

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    Spell out numbers which are inexact, or below 10 and not grouped with numbers over 10 (one-tailed t test, eight items, nine pages, three-way interaction, five trials). Use numerals for numbers 10 and above, or lower numbers grouped with numbers; Use combinations of written and Arabic numerals for back-to-back modifiers (five 4-point scales).

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

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    For example, if your check is for $19.99, you would write it out as “Nineteen and 99/100.” ... Knowing how to write numbers in words on a check is even more important if you write larger checks.

  6. Teenager (word) - Wikipedia

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    Teenager is derived from the adjective teenage, which is named after the suffix -teen appearing in the numbers representing ages 13 to 19 and forming the name of said numerals. [ 2 ] Not all languages include a morpheme in their spelling of numbers 13–19, so they may not have a numeric equivalent to teenager and may use the same word for ...

  7. Wikipedia talk : Manual of Style/Dates and numbers/Archive 79

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    Point 4: The use of percentage points is absolutely essential. People write statements such as "the proportion of the population who are privately insured has risen by 10% in five years"; do they really mean from 40 to 44%? Usually they mean 10 percentage points. This distinction needs to be enforced, as occurs explicitly in quite a few house ...

  8. Welch: If you spell out the generations, the Z is not silent ...

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    Then I figured it out. It’s intuitive to look at your left arm because when you’re right-handed, you write on your left arm. Duh. Also, if you play guitar it’s the arm that’s in view.

  9. Template:Age in years, months and days - Wikipedia

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    This template returns the number of full years, surplus months, and surplus days between two specified dates. If the second set of parameters is not included, it will return the number of years, months and days between a specified date and today's date. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Year ('from' date) 1 year The year of the (first) date Number ...