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This template converts an [[Ordinal number (linguistics)|ordinal number]] into a [[Cardinal number (linguistics)|cardinal number]] by stripping the [[ordinal indicator]] off the end of the only parameter. Specifically, it removes any series of letters that immediately follows a numeral.
 
This template converts an [[Ordinal number (linguistics)|ordinal number]] into a [[Cardinal number (linguistics)|cardinal number]] by stripping the [[ordinal indicator]] off the end of the only parameter. Specifically, it removes any series of letters that immediately follows a numeral.
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This template should not be used in running prose in articles; it is intended for automated script processing of numeric data.  Writing something like "<code><nowiki>on August {{cardinal|16th}}, 2004</nowiki></code>" serves no purpose, and just makes the wikicode harder to understand and edit.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==

Revision as of 01:27, 7 September 2017

This template converts an ordinal number into a cardinal number by stripping the ordinal indicator off the end of the only parameter. Specifically, it removes any series of letters that immediately follows a numeral.

This template should not be used in running prose in articles; it is intended for automated script processing of numeric data. Writing something like "on August {{cardinal|16th}}, 2004" serves no purpose, and just makes the wikicode harder to understand and edit.

Usage

See also

  • {{ordinal}}, which adds an ordinal indicator to a cardinal number