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Central semantics of values numeral

The class of numeral can pose classification problems, since numerals can be categorized as members of other categories, i.e. as
- adjectives le sette meraviglie, il primo figlio;
- nouns e' uscito il sette a Napoli;
- pronouns entrambi tacevano.

The semantic criterion can be a means to recognize them:

- they indicate numerical quantities and can be subdivided into cardinals and ordinals.