# Number - `Number()` Validates if the input is a number. ```php v::number()->assert(42); // Validation passes successfully v::number()->assert(acos(8)); // → `NaN` must be a number ``` > "In computing, NaN, standing for not a number, is a numeric data type value > representing an undefined or unrepresentable value, especially in > floating-point calculations." [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN) ## Templates ### `Number::TEMPLATE_STANDARD` | Mode | Template | | ---------: | :------------------------------- | | `default` | {{subject}} must be a number | | `inverted` | {{subject}} must not be a number | ## Template placeholders | Placeholder | Description | | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | `subject` | The validated input or the custom validator name (if specified). | ## Categorization - Numbers ## Changelog | Version | Description | | ------: | :---------------- | | 3.0.0 | Templates changed | | 2.0.0 | Created | ## See Also - [Blank](Blank.md) - [BoolType](BoolType.md) - [CallableType](CallableType.md) - [Falsy](Falsy.md) - [FloatType](FloatType.md) - [IntType](IntType.md) - [NullType](NullType.md) - [NumericVal](NumericVal.md) - [ObjectType](ObjectType.md) - [ResourceType](ResourceType.md) - [StringType](StringType.md) - [Undef](Undef.md)