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It is a common practice to number provisions in some way, in particular to make reference from one to another easier. But not all contracts include such internal references.

The Chicago Manual of Style, The Bluebook and the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation all suggest spelling out numbers from zero to ninety-nine. The Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual says to spell out numbers from zero to nine (as does the Bulletin), and Chicago recognizes this alternative as popular in some publications.

In general, words should be used for numbers from zero through nine, and numerals should be used from 10 onwards. This is true for both cardinal numbers (e.g., two, 11) and ordinal numbers (e.g., second, 11th).

Use numerals for numbers 10 and greater, and spell out numbers one through nine. With either numerals or spelled out numbers, do not include ?. 00? for dollar amounts in running text.

Numbering of contract clauses. Article numbering. Typically, articles are given Arabic numbers with or without a full stop (1., 2., 3. or 1, 2, 3). In U.S. legal practice you will also find Roman numbering (i.e. Article I, Article II).

Spell out single-digit numbers zero through nine. Numbers >10 are expressed numerically. Zero is usually written as a numeral.

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2) Use words for simple figures from one to ten. Use figures for numerals from 11 upwards and for all figures that include a decimal point or a fraction. Examples: One, seven, 14, 975 and 6,650.