import type { ColdCode } from "../core/types.js";
import { Matter, type MatterInit } from "./matter.js";
/**
 * Ordinal number primitive.
 *
 * KERIpy substance: `Number` encodes non-negative integer values using compact
 * numeric codex families while preserving deterministic serialization.
 */
export declare class NumberPrimitive extends Matter {
    constructor(init: Matter | MatterInit);
    get num(): bigint;
    get numh(): string;
}
/** Parse and hydrate `NumberPrimitive` from txt/qb2 bytes. */
export declare function parseNumber(input: Uint8Array, cold: Extract<ColdCode, "txt" | "bny">): NumberPrimitive;
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