HP TextEngineer Technical Writing Guide manual Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d

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Company Writer's Guide

Symbols for Units in General Use (Cont’d)

Unit

Symbol

Notes

 

 

 

liter

L

1 L = 10-3m3. The letter symbol l has been

 

 

adopted for liter by the CGPM, and it is

 

 

recommended in a number of international

 

 

standards. In 1978, the CIPM accepted L as an

 

 

alternative symbol. Because of frequent

 

 

confusion with the numeral 1, the letter symbol l

 

 

is no longer recommended for USA use (see

 

 

Federal Register notice of December 10, 1976).

 

 

The script letter Ρ, which had been proposed, is

 

 

not recommended as a symbol for liter.

 

 

 

liter per second

L/s

 

 

 

 

lumen

lm

SI unit of luminous flux.

 

 

 

lumen per square foot

lm/ft2

A unit of illuminance and also a unit of luminous

 

 

existence. Use of the SI unit, lumen per square

 

 

meter, is preferred.

 

 

 

lumen per square meter

lm/m2

SI unit of luminous existence.

 

 

 

lumen per watt

lm/W

SI unit of luminous efficacy.

 

 

 

lumen second

lm•s

SI unit of quantity of light.

 

 

 

lux

lx

1 lx = 1 lm/m2

 

 

SI unit of illuminance.

 

 

 

maxwell

Mx

The maxwell is the electromagnetic CGS unit

 

 

of magnetic flux. Deprecated

 

 

(see ANSI Z210.1-1976).

 

 

 

mega

M

SI prefix for 106.

 

 

 

megaelectronvolt

MeV

 

 

 

 

megahertz

MHz

 

 

 

 

megohm

MΩ

 

 

 

 

meter

m

SI unit of length.

 

 

 

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Contents Writing Style Approach Great Content, Economically DeliveredSection Style Guide 1. Examples of Wordiness Verbose-ese Equivalent Additional Guidance Verb TensesActive versus Passive Voice ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, TRADEMARKS, and Symbols For Illustration Only Punctuation CapitalizationNumerals and Units References For Illustration Only Graphics Editing ConventionsDeadman For Illustration Only VAC Appendix a Commonly Used Trademarks For Illustration Only Appendix B Abbreviations and Symbols Plurals of Abbreviations Letter Symbols for Units of Measurement Symbols for Units in General Use Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Called degree kelvin and assigned it the symbol K Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d Symbols for Units in General Use Cont’d

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