[texhax] Units in technical writing
Lars Madsen
daleif at imf.au.dk
Thu Dec 29 11:03:39 CET 2011
Philip TAYLOR wrote, On 2011-12-29 10:59:
>
>
> Lars Madsen wrote:
>
> > That might actually depend on that is written. If it is an abbreviation
> > then thin space is used (as siunitx does), but if the full name of the
> > unit is written a normal space should be used, i.e.,
> >
> > 10\,m vs. 10~metres
>
> I agree.
> Philip Taylor
Then there is the case of units which has no abbreviation. Which space
is used then? I cannot find an example right now, but AFAIK they exist.
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/daleif
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