Sentence:  The range is from 14 to 25 inches ; the former <WSD>figure</WSD> is based on a somewhat unusual birth of four by a Central American female ( see chapter on Laying , Brooding , Hatching , and Birth ) , the latter on a `` normal '' newly born individual . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration