@abc.abstractmethod<EOL><INDENT>def get_axes_for_coordinate_type(self, coordinate_type):<DEDENT>
return<EOL>
Gets the number of axes for a given supported coordinate type.

        :param coordinate_type: a coordinate Type
        :type coordinate_type: ``osid.type.Type``
        :return: the number of axes
        :rtype: ``cardinal``
        :raise: ``IllegalState`` -- syntax is not a ``COORDINATE``
        :raise: ``NullArgument`` -- ``coordinate_type`` is ``null``
        :raise: ``Unsupported`` -- ``supports_coordinate_type(coordinate_type)`` is ``false``

        *compliance: mandatory -- This method must be implemented.*