def METHOD_NAME(text):
    if text.startswith(("+", "-", "±", "~")):
        text = text[1:]
    text = text.replace(",", "").replace(".", "")
    if text.isdigit():
        return True
    if text.count("/") == 1:
        num, denom = text.split("/")
        if num.isdigit() and denom.isdigit():
            return True
    text_lower = text.lower()
    if text_lower in _num_words:
        return True
    if text_lower in _ordinal_words:
        return True
    return False