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== | == Numbers == | ||
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{{section link|Uniwiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|Numbers}} clarifies a number of situations, including the following: | |||
* In general, write whole [[Cardinal number (linguistics)|cardinal numbers]] from one to nine as words, write other numbers that, when spoken, take two or fewer words as either figures or words (with consistency within each article), and write all other numbers as figures: {{xt|1/5}} or {{xt|one-fifth}}, {{xt|84}} or {{xt|eighty-four}}, {{xt|200}} or {{xt|two hundred}}, but {{xt|3.75}}, {{xt|544}}, {{xt|21 million}}. See {{section link| | * In general, write whole [[Wikipedia:Cardinal number (linguistics)|cardinal numbers]] from one to nine as words, write other numbers that, when spoken, take two or fewer words as either figures or words (with consistency within each article), and write all other numbers as figures: {{xt|1/5}} or {{xt|one-fifth}}, {{xt|84}} or {{xt|eighty-four}}, {{xt|200}} or {{xt|two hundred}}, but {{xt|3.75}}, {{xt|544}}, {{xt|21 million}}. See {{section link|UniWiki:Manual of Style|Numbers as figures or words}} ''et seq.'' for exceptions and fine points. | ||
* In general, use a comma to delimit numbers with five or more digits to the left of the decimal point. Numbers with four digits are at the editor's discretion: {{xt|12,345}}, but either {{xt|1,000}} or {{xt|1000}}. See {{section link| | * In general, use a comma to delimit numbers with five or more digits to the left of the decimal point. Numbers with four digits are at the editor's discretion: {{xt|12,345}}, but either {{xt|1,000}} or {{xt|1000}}. See {{section link|UniWiki:Manual of Style|Grouping of digits}} ''et seq.'' for exceptions. | ||
* Write out "million" and "billion" on the first use. After that, unspaced "M" can be used for millions and "B" for billions: {{xt|70M}} and {{xt|25B}}. See {{section link|UniWiki:Manual of Style|Numbers as figures or words}} for similar words. | |||
* Write out "million" and "billion" on the first use. After that, unspaced "M" can be used for millions and " | |||
* Write {{xt|3%}}, {{xt|three percent}}, or {{xt|three per cent}}, but not {{!xt|3 %}} (with a space) or {{!xt|three %}}. "Percent" is American usage, and "per cent" is British usage (see {{section link||National varieties of English}}, above). In ranges of percentages written with an en dash, write only one percent sign: {{xt|3–14%}}. | * Write {{xt|3%}}, {{xt|three percent}}, or {{xt|three per cent}}, but not {{!xt|3 %}} (with a space) or {{!xt|three %}}. "Percent" is American usage, and "per cent" is British usage (see {{section link||National varieties of English}}, above). In ranges of percentages written with an en dash, write only one percent sign: {{xt|3–14%}}. | ||
* [[Fewer vs. less]]: In most cases, use ''fewer'' with [[count noun|countable]] nouns and ''less'' with [[mass noun|non-countable]] ones. However, ''less than'' (not ''fewer than'') is recommended before nouns that denote distance or time. For example, {{xt|I picked fewer than one hundred apples}}, but {{xt|we go on our trip in less than four weeks}}, and {{xt|he can run the 100 m in less than ten seconds}}, because the word ''time'' can be understood to be implied after ''less''. In short, if you'd count it, say ''fewer''. If you'd measure it, say ''less''. | * [[Fewer vs. less]]: In most cases, use ''fewer'' with [[count noun|countable]] nouns and ''less'' with [[mass noun|non-countable]] ones. However, ''less than'' (not ''fewer than'') is recommended before nouns that denote distance or time. For example, {{xt|I picked fewer than one hundred apples}}, but {{xt|we go on our trip in less than four weeks}}, and {{xt|he can run the 100 m in less than ten seconds}}, because the word ''time'' can be understood to be implied after ''less''. In short, if you'd count it, say ''fewer''. If you'd measure it, say ''less''. | ||
* When discussing in-game items and concepts, all units used in articles should be the same units used in-game. Thus, metric units will be most commonly represented. | |||
== Currencies == | == Currencies == | ||