It does feel disrespectful to Heinrich Hertz but I have no problem not to capitalize daniel hertz. 😉
Yes, see chapter 5 of the SI brochure: https://www.bipm.org/documents/2012...-1149-c3e029ad8232?version=1.14&download=true The rule that there has to be a space between the numerical value and the unit symbol is also in there.
Actually the IEEE demands that numerical values and unit symbols are hyphenated when used as an adjective, while the SI rules forbid this; according to the SI, a numerical value and symbol form a mathematical expression and mathematical expressions are not hyphenated.
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I remember, while at school, being advised to study German, as that was the language of engineering.
I never got as far as studying German. I got thrown out of French class and made to do woodwork instead!
The woodwork classes have come in handy though!🙂
It was still like that when I started my education. The transition to english came when I was in the second class or so. A few of my books were in german (this in the Netherlands). Heavy emphasis on the importance of the german language. Glad I paid attention 😉
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Lower case v for volt is certainly wrong. It's upper case V for volt.
As for the space between the number and the unit, I was taught in grad school to add the space. The reasoning was that it should be written the same way regardless of whether you wrote it all out as text or used numerals and abbreviations. So "one volt" = "1 V". Space. Same with percent. "Ten percent" or "10 %".
Some formats (APA for example) dictate that there should be no space between the number and the unit. So my ten percent above would be 10%. I suspect that's to avoid line breaks between the number and the unit.
Tom
The SI style conventions do stipulate that there is a space between the numerical value and the unit symbol.
https://www.periodni.com/download/rules_and_style_conventions_for_writing_si_units.pdf
I must remember that! 😉
https://www.periodni.com/download/rules_and_style_conventions_for_writing_si_units.pdf
I must remember that! 😉
Tom and others, the lower case applies only to the common noun, not the abbreviation or symbol. Confusing? Can be.
Thanks!
How silly am I? (Answers on a postcard please!)
You'd think I'd have twigged that after reading all those mutilingual user manuals!
You'll be good at Latin abbreviations then e.g. etc. et al!
N.B. (😉)
Latin is a dead tongue
As dead as dead can be
First it killed the Romans
Now it's killing me!
(Sunday Post, Comic Section, Oor Wullie, circa 1960)
Will copying this extract from the SI conventions, which is in accord with your original point, make amends?
"Recommended names and symbols for quantities are listed in many standard references ... However, symbols for quantities are recommendations (in contrast to symbols for units, for which the use of the correct form is mandatory). In certain circumstances authors may wish to use a symbol of their own choice for a quantity, for example to avoid a conflict arising from the use of the same symbol for two different quantities. In such cases, the meaning of the symbol must be clearly stated. However, neither the name of a quantity, nor the symbol used to denote it, should imply any particular choice of unit."
To be honest I passed my Latin exam largely because during it I found myself sitting next to the daughter of a Latin teacher. 😉
If you haven't looked at the link I posted earlier you should. It is hilarious and encapsulates most of what annoys me about French.
I've actually had to rise from my seat to get my headphones!
"A green worm pours a glass towards a glassmaker around eight o'clock."
"Un ver vert verse un verre vers un verrier vers vingt heures."
For those not familiar with the French language, the pronunciation of most of the words in this odd phrase sounds exactly the same.
No wonder I never understood French! 😕
"A green worm pours a glass towards a glassmaker around eight o'clock."
"Un ver vert verse un verre vers un verrier vers vingt heures."
For those not familiar with the French language, the pronunciation of most of the words in this odd phrase sounds exactly the same.
No wonder I never understood French! 😕
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Charles, there's a part 2 and a part 3 here:
A Very Alliterative and Repetitive Absurd French Phrase In Which Almost All the Words Sound the Same
A Very Alliterative and Repetitive Absurd French Phrase In Which Almost All the Words Sound the Same