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  1. 21-May-2012, 08:43 #1
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    Question Oridnal Number

    I have been training my program to write ordinal numbers correctly.
    Please, could someone tell me if all of these are correct (I will feed them to it to test it's learning capability):

    1st
    2nd
    3rd
    4th
    9th
    11th
    12th
    13th
    21st
    22nd
    23rd
    91st
    92nd
    212th
    213th
    221st
    222nd
    223rd
    252th
    291st
    292nd
    100th
    101st
    102nd
    111th
    123rd
    9,873rd
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  2. 21-May-2012, 09:02 #2
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    They are correct.
    Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    They are almost all correct. Only one is wrong:
    252th.
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  4. 21-May-2012, 10:12 #4
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    They are almost all correct. Only one is wrong:
    252th.
    Well spotted
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    I'm not sure what you meant by "
    (I will feed them to it to test it's learning capability)" in your original thread.
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  6. 21-May-2012, 11:56 #6
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    PS it's learning should be its learning.
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    PS it's learning should be its learning.
    Even so, you are testing the learning capability of what?!
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    Default Re: Oridnal Number

    The program, I presume- give it a limited list and see if it can generate any number correctly, including vast, implausible numbers.
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