[sdiy] Wavetable info
KA4HJH
ka4hjh at gte.net
Sat Jan 3 08:29:07 CET 2004
>> > For instance, a k means the kilo prefix, where as K means Kelvin.
>>
>> Whilst true I have always thought that this does make for some
>> confusion. I think K is the only multiplier over 1 that exists in the
>> lower case. G, M and T being the most common others. Also annoying for
>> the unwary, the kg is a base unit and not the gramme.
>
>Yes, this IS an annoying detail and inconsistency. By the time that things
>where put into a even more structured order a few things where to late to fix.
>However, this inconsistency is well documented and the appropriate format is
>international standard.
Just glancing over the document Magnus sent me I see that hecto and deca
are lowercase. Not that I use them very often...
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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
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