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NAME

      number - convert Arabic numerals to English
 

SYNOPSIS

      number [-l] [number ...]
 

DESCRIPTION

      The number utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the
      standard output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line.
      If no argument is specified, number reads lines from the standard input.
 
      The options are as follows:
 
      -l      Display the number on a single line.
 

BUGS

      Although number understand fractions, it doesn’t understand exponents.