From the NannyMUD documentation

LAST CHANGE

2004-12-07

NAME

        numerical - An object handling numbers.

LOCATION

	/obj/numerical.c

FUNCTIONS

OTHER FUNCTIONS

	number_to_roman
	number_to_string
	ordinal
	ordinal_suffix

DESCRIPTION

	This object provides functions concerning numbers and offers
	ways to convert them.

FUNCTION

NAME
        number_to_roman - Converts an integer to a Roman numeral.


LOCATION
	/obj/numerical.c

SYNTAX
        string number_to_roman(int number)

DESCRIPTION
	This function returns the Roman numeral for the given number.




FUNCTION

NAME
        number_to_string - Converts an integer to the numerical word.


LOCATION
	/obj/numerical.c

SYNTAX
        number_to_string(int number)

DESCRIPTION
	This function returns the numerical word for the given number.




FUNCTION

NAME
        ordinal - Converts something to an ordinal number.


LOCATION
	/obj/numerical.c

SYNTAX
        string ordinal(mixed number)
        string ordinal(mixed number, int short_flag)

DESCRIPTION
	This function returns the English ordinal word for the number.
	If the short_flag is used, it will keep the number and simply append
	the suffix to the number.


EXAMPLE
        ordinal(11)       returns "eleventh"
	ordinal(3)        returns "third"
	ordinal(45, 1)    returns "45th"
	ordinal("five")   returns "fifth"
	ordinal("one", 1) returns "first" (Yes, flag is ignored for strings)
	ordinal("x")      returns "xth"




FUNCTION

NAME
        ordinal_suffix - The suffix to place after the number.


LOCATION
	/obj/numerical.c

SYNTAX
        string ordinal_suffix(int number)

DESCRIPTION
	This function returns the appropriate suffix for the given number.
	


RETURN VALUES
	"st", "nd", "rd" or "th".


NOTE
	You probably want to use ordinal(number, 1) instead, which appends
	the suffix to the number automatically