Template:Ntss
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Ntss stands for Number Table Sorting Scaled and display numbers with short or long scales in a sortable table and have them numerically sorted in alphabetic sort mode. It is applied to all numbers of a column, in cases where numeric sort mode does not work or is not desired.
Usage
[edit source]{{Ntss|value|scale|long|prefix=prefix}}
Where:
- value - the significant value that will be displayed in front of the scale (required).
- scale - scale used with value, see below.
- long - if included, will use long scales, otherwise uses short scales; see below.
- prefix - String to display before the number.
Decimal scales
[edit source]Using long and short scales:
- thousand, million, billion, trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion
The "long" (old British) scales differ from "billion" (1012) onwards. When using long scales, this template also accepts the following -iard scales:
- milliard, billiard, trilliard, quadrilliard
Bit and byte scales
[edit source]Using standard SI prefixes:
- bit, kbit, Mbit, Gbit, Tbit, Pbit, Ebit, Zbit, Ybit
- byte or "B", kB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB
Using binary prefixes:
- kibit, Mibit, Gibit, Tibit, Pibit, Eibit, Zibit, Yibit
- kiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB, YiB
Examples
[edit source]| Template | Result |
|---|---|
{{Ntss|9.1}} |
9.1 |
{{Ntss|8.2|thousand}} |
8.2 thousand |
{{Ntss|8.4|million}} |
8.4 million |
{{Ntss|35|billion}} |
35 billion |
{{Ntss|2|trillion}} |
2 trillion |
{{Ntss|4|billion|long}} |
4 billion |
{{Ntss|12|thousand|prefix=$}} |
$12 thousand |
See also
[edit source]- {{Nts}} – used to generate hidden sort keys for numbers
- {{Ntsh}} – used to generate hidden sort keys for numbers (does not display the number)
- {{Ntsc}} – for converted units, sorts by the first number
- {{Convert}} – has a sortable option
- {{Dts}} – for sorting dates
- {{Sms}} – used to generate any hidden sort key