- Cardinal numbers
Spell out cardinal numbers from zero to nine and use numerals from 10 upwards, but maintain consistency in the immediate context.
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Every three sessions, the students will be organised in new groups of five. |
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The Board will be reviewing a total of 10 new master’s degrees and 12 new doctoral degrees. |
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The presentations should last between five and ten minutes. |
- Ordinal numbers
Spell out ordinal numbers from zero to nine and use numerals from 10 upwards, but maintain consistency in the immediate context. Avoid superscript type.
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The Second International Conference on Fluid Dynamics was held in Vic. |
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The oldest European university was founded in the 12th century. |
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In this year’s ranking table, the research groups Pattern Analysis and Sonar Imaging occupied third and eleventh position, respectively. |
- Roman numerals
Use Roman numerals for course names.
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Mathematics II |
- Fractions
Spell out simple fractions and hyphenate them.
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Two-thirds of the students were in agreement. |
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The lecturer has covered three-quarters of the course so far. |
- Numbers at the beginning of a sentence
Spell out numbers (including years) at the beginning of a sentence, although it is better to rewrite the sentence so that it does not start with a numeral.
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Nineteen forty-five was the year the UN was founded. |
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The UN was founded in 1945. |
- Plural numbers
Add an s to form the plural of a numeral. Do not add an apostrophe.
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Among the scores were four 94s and two 99s. |