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* decimal fractions

* numbers with leading zeroes (as well as trailing zeroes)

* leading signs &~~nsbp~~; ('''+''' or '''-''')

* leading signs   ('''+''' or '''-''')

* exponential notation

* currency symbols

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* numbers   (American) up to 3,000 digits

* numbers   (English) up to 6,000 digits

* numbers with suffixes ~~such as '''K'''~~, ~~'''M''', '''Gi''', etc, and also some common ones as well as~~ ~~factorials~~

* numbers with metric suffixes, namely:

** '''K M G T P E Z Y X W V U'''

* user-defineable names for:   signs, decimal point, power, currency symbols, zero (digit), etc.

* numbers with binary suffixes, namely:

** '''Ki Mi Gi Ti Pi Ei Zi Yi Xi Wi Vi Ui'''

** the above suffixes can be combined:   '''44MM'''   (44 million million)

* numbers with some common suffixes such as:

** '''dozens'''

** '''gross'''

** '''greatgross'''

** '''pairs'''

** '''scores'''

** '''googols'''

** or any suitable abbreviation of the above

* numbers expressed as a factorial   (such as   '''100!''').

* user-defineable names for:

** signs     ('''-6'''   could be expressed as   '''negatory six''')

** decimal point     ('''2.4'''   could be expressed as   '''two boing four''')

** power   (the power of ten that the number is being raised to)

** currency symbols

** zero (the digit)

** blanks

** a value of zero

* numbers may have commas but they aren't enunicated

The program has a pretty hefty prologue which determines   (among other things):