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Cover |
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Preface |
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Check List for Reviewing Manuscripts
(Chapter 11) |
| 1. |
Introduction |
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1.1 |
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Purpose of Guide |
| 1.2 |
Outline of Guide |
| 2. |
NIST policy on the Use of the SI |
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2.1 |
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Essential data |
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2.1.1 Tables and graphs |
| 2.2 |
Descriptive information |
| 3. |
Other Sources of Information on the
SI |
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3.1 |
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Publications |
| 3.2 |
Fundamental Constants Data Center |
| 3.3 |
Metric Program |
| 4. |
The Two Classes of SI Units and the
SI Prefixes |
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4.1 |
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SI base units |
| 4.2 |
SI derived units |
4.2.1 SI derived units
with special names and symbols
4.2.1.1 Degree Celsius |
| 4.2.2 Use of SI derived
units with special names and symbols |
| 4.3 |
Decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units:
SI prefixes |
| 5. |
Units Outside the SI |
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5.1 |
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Units accepted for use with the SI |
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5.1.1 Hour, degree, liter, and the like |
| 5.1.2 Neper, bel, shannon, and the like |
| 5.1.3 Electronvolt, astronomical unit, and unified atomic mass unit |
| 5.1.4 Natural and atomic units |
| 5.2 |
Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI |
| 5.3 |
Units not accepted for use with the SI |
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5.3.1 CGS units |
| 5.3.2 Other unacceptable units |
| 5.4 |
The terms "SI Units" and "acceptable units" |
| 6. |
Rules and Style Conventions for Printing and Using Units |
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6.1 |
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Rules and style conventions for unit symbols |
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6.1.1 Typeface |
| 6.1.2 Capitalization |
| 6.1.3 Plurals |
| 6.1.4 Punctuation |
| 6.1.5 Unit symbols obtained by multiplication |
| 6.1.6 Unit symbols obtained by division |
| 6.1.7 Unacceptability of unit symbols and unit names together |
| 6.1.8 Unacceptability of abbreviations for units |
| 6.2 |
Rules and style conventions for SI prefixes |
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6.2.1 Typeface and spacing |
| 6.2.2 Capitalization |
| 6.2.3 Inseparability of prefix and unit |
| 6.2.4 Unacceptability of compound prefixes |
| 6.2.5 Use of multiple prefixes |
| 6.2.6 Unacceptability of stand-alone prefixes |
| 6.2.7 Prefixes and the kilogram |
| 6.2.8 Prefixes with the degree Celsius and units accepted for use with the SI |
| 7. |
Rules and Style Conventions for Expressing Values of
Quantities |
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7.1 |
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Value and numerical value of a quantity |
| 7.2 |
Space between numerical value and unit symbol |
| 7.3 |
Number of units per value of a quantity |
| 7.4 |
Unacceptability of attaching information to units |
| 7.5 |
Unacceptability of mixing information with units |
| 7.6 |
Symbols for numbers and units versus spelled-out names of numbers and units |
| 7.7 |
Clarity in writing values of quantities |
| 7.8 |
Unacceptability of stand-alone unit symbols |
| 7.9 |
Choosing SI prefixes |
| 7.10 |
Values of quantities expressed simply as numbers: the unit one, symbol 1 |
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7.10.1 Decimal multiples and submultiples of the unit one |
| 7.10.2 %, percentage by, fraction |
| 7.10.3 ppm, ppb, and ppt |
| 7.10.4 Roman numerals |
| 7.11 |
Quantity equations and numerical-value equations |
| 7.12 |
Proper names of quotient quantities |
| 7.13 |
Distinction between an object and its attribute |
| 7.14 |
Dimension of a quantity |
| 8. |
Comments on Some Quantities and Their Units |
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8.1 |
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Time and rotational frequency |
| 8.2 |
Volume |
| 8.3 |
Weight |
| 8.4 |
Relative atomic mass and relative molecular mass |
| 8.5 |
Temperature interval and temperature difference |
| 8.6 |
Amount of substance, concentration, molality, and the like |
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8.6.1 Amount of substance |
| 8.6.2 Mole fraction of B; amount-of-substance fraction of B |
| 8.6.3 Molar volume |
| 8.6.4 Molar mass |
| 8.6.5 Concentration of B; amount-of-substance concentration of B |
| 8.6.6 Volume fraction of B |
| 8.6.7 Mass density; density |
| 8.6.8 Molality of solute B |
| 8.6.9 Specific volume |
| 8.6.10 Mass fraction of B |
| 8.7 |
Logarithmic quantities and units: level, neper, bel |
| 8.8 |
Viscosity |
| 8.9 |
Massic, volumic, areic, lineic |
| 9. |
Rules and Style Conventions for Spelling Unit
Names |
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9.1 |
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Capitalization |
| 9.2 |
Plurals |
| 9.3 |
Spelling unit names with prefixes |
| 9.4 |
Spelling unit names obtained by multiplication |
| 9.5 |
Spelling unit names obtained by division |
| 9.6 |
Spelling unit names raised to powers |
| 9.7 |
Other spelling conventions |
| 9.8 |
Unacceptability of applying mathematical operations to unit names |
| 10. |
More on Printing and Using Symbols and Numbers in
Scientific and Technical Documents |
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10.1 |
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Kinds of symbols |
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10.1.1 Standardized quantity symbols |
| 10.1.2 Standardized mathematical signs and symbols |
| 10.2 |
Typefaces for symbols |
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10.2.1 Quantities and variables - italic |
| 10.2.2 Units - roman |
| 10.2.3 Descriptive terms - roman |
| 10.2.4 Sample equations showing correct type |
| 10.3 |
Greek alphabet in roman and italic type |
| 10.4 |
Symbols for the elements |
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10.4.1 Typeface and punctuation for element symbols |
| 10.4.2 Subscripts and superscripts on element symbols |
| 10.5 |
Printing numbers |
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10.5.1 Typeface for numbers |
| 10.5.2 Decimal sign or marker |
| 10.5.3 Grouping digits |
| 10.5.4 Multiplying numbers |
| Appendix A |
Definitions of the SI Base Units |
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A.1 |
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Introduction |
| A.2 |
Meter |
| A.3 |
Kilogram |
| A.4 |
Second |
| A.5 |
Ampere |
| A.6 |
Kelvin |
| A.7 |
Mole |
| A.8 |
Candela |
| Appendix B |
Conversion Factors |
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B.1 |
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Introduction |
| B.2 |
Notation |
| B.3 |
Use of conversion factors |
| B.4 |
Organization of entries and style |
| B.5 |
Factor for converting motor vehicle efficiency |
| B.6 |
U.S. survey foot and mile |
| B.7 |
Rules for rounding numbers and converted numerical values of quantities |
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B.7.1 Rounding numbers |
| B.7.2 Rounding converted numerical values of quantities |
| B.8 |
Factors for units listed alphabetically |
| B.9 |
Factors for units listed by kind of quantity or
field of science |
| Appendix C |
Comments on the References of
Appendix D - Bibliography |
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C.1 |
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Defining document for the SI: BIPM SI Brochure |
| C.2 |
United States version of defining document for the SI: NIST SP 330 |
| C.3 |
ISO and IEC |
| C.4 |
ANSI/IEEE SI-10 |
| C.5 |
Federal Register notices |
| C.6 |
Federal Standard 376B |
| C.7 |
2006 CODATA values of the fundamental constants |
| C.8 |
Uncertainty in measurement |
| Appendix D |
Bibliography |
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Footnotes |
