/**
 * Sanitizes a value that may be a number or a numeric string.
 *
 * If `value` is a `number`, it is returned as-is.
 *
 * If `value` is a numeric `string`, it is converted into a number before
 * being returned.
 *
 * Is `value` is of any other type, or a non-numeric string, it is returned
 * as-is so that it can be validated separately.
 *
 * @param value The number or numeric string.
 * @returns
 */
export declare function sanitizeNumericString(value: number | string): number | string;