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Formal Objects

elements that have title and are usually numbered
figure
table
example
equation

source

<table>
  <title>Sample table</title>
  <tgroup cols="2">
    <thead>
      <row>
        <entry>Entity</entry>
        <entry>Description</entry>
      </row>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <row>
        <entry>&amp;amp;</entry>
        <entry>ampersand</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
        <entry>&amp;lt;</entry>
        <entry>less then symbol</entry>
      </row>
    </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</table>

output

Table 1. Sample table

Entity	Description
&	ampersand
<	less then symbol