Hmmm, f or F?
I'd defer to IEEE and whatever other standard is applicable and
appropriate. I've been a tech writer since the late 1980s and
nowadays I refuse to get into the editorial and grammar wars. What's
important is that your readers understand what you're saying
(writing).
I suggest that all research the standards for expressing units. For
my part, I am TOO OLD to do it for you. The key? Your readers
understand what you are saying, whether or not your units descriptions
comply with standards.
If you don't know what to use, at least use whatever you use
consistently in each post, whether or not it's the same in your next
post. Generally we'll get the drift of what you're saying.
Just keep in mind -- if you misplace lower-case and upper-case
multipliers and there could be an actual misunderstanding with units,
it's your bad.
73
Jim N6OTQ
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 7:38 PM MAX <max@...> wrote:
This matter of lower case for units has me wondering. Ever since I started my website I have been using a lower case f to represent farads. Recently I received an email from someone who was retired from HP and its successor names correcting me that a capitol F should be used for Farads. In the pages I have created since I have been using a capitol F as in pF, nF, etc. So who is right?
73 (Regards).
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Harrison
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 2:39 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Test Equipment Design & Construction] Cal Lab Magazine - International Journal of Metrology
Thanks Dave.
I was also unaware of this . ive subscribed and found a few interesting documents on the site.
regards Pete
