ICU MessageFormat standardizes pluralization rules across languages

ICU MessageFormat provides a robust way to handle pluralization in internationalized applications, moving linguistic rules out of code and into messages. It defines six plural categories (zero, one, two, few, many, other) that are applied differently across languages, with data sourced from the Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) published by the Unicode Consortium. The syntax allows for explicit value matching (e.g., '=0') and uses '#' to represent the formatted number, with features like 'offset' and 'select' for more complex branching based on context like gender. AI

RANK_REASON Detailed explanation of a technical standard for internationalization. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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