Universal #1758

Legacy number: 1758

 Number  1753
 Original  Whenever only one (cardinal or ordinal) numeral differs from all others in its ordering relative to the noun, it will be that for the number 1.Whenever another numeral joins 1 in failing to conform to general ordering rules, it will be that for the number 2.
 Standardized  IF only one (cardinal or ordinal) numeral differs from all others in its ordering relative to the noun, THEN it will be that for the number 1.IF another numeral joins 1 in failing to conform to general ordering rules, THEN it will be that for the number 2.
 Keywords  numeral, ordinal, cardinal, noun, order
 Domain  syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 100 languages, listed in the appendix
 Source  Stolz 1999

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