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Convert integer to an ordinal number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)
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getOrdinal.js
function getOrdinal(value) {
const suffixes = ['th', 'st', 'nd', 'rd'];
const normalized = value % 100;
return value + (suffixes[(normalized - 20) % 10] || suffixes[normalized] || suffixes[0]);
}
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