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... symbols . Symbols are not the things they are supposed to represent . The picture of Uncle Sam , although representing the idea of the United States , is not the United States . Au is the chemical symbol for gold . It may do a proper ...
... symbols . Symbols are not the things they are supposed to represent . The picture of Uncle Sam , although representing the idea of the United States , is not the United States . Au is the chemical symbol for gold . It may do a proper ...
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... symbols are written with lower case letters ; exceptions are units named after persons for which the symbols are capitalized Periods are not used with any symbols . meter - m LENGTH The meter ( common international spelling , metre ) is ...
... symbols are written with lower case letters ; exceptions are units named after persons for which the symbols are capitalized Periods are not used with any symbols . meter - m LENGTH The meter ( common international spelling , metre ) is ...
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... symbol K for thermodynamic tem- perature would lead to confusion with other symbols , it may be replaced by ° K . 3. Logarithmic measures such as pH , dB , and Np are acceptable . 4. On recommendation of the CIPM , the names of ...
... symbol K for thermodynamic tem- perature would lead to confusion with other symbols , it may be replaced by ° K . 3. Logarithmic measures such as pH , dB , and Np are acceptable . 4. On recommendation of the CIPM , the names of ...
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What Technical Writing Is | 2 |
Scientific Method and Approach | 12 |
Technical Correspondence | 27 |
Copyright | |
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