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SI and Binary Prefixes: Clearing the Confusion: Considering the emergence of non-standard acceptance of SI prefixes.

This article presents the current state of the non-standard approach for prefixes for binary multiples in the International System of Units (SI). The article details the history of the non-standard approach, problems and solutions to this approach, as well as the proposal of new prefixes for binary...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 66; no. 8; pp. 29 - 32
Autor principal: Temiz, Hakan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2023
Materias:
Metric system
Suffixes & prefixes (Grammar)
Standardization
Mathematical errors
ANSI standards
IEEE Standards Board
Space probe accidents
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Sumario:This article presents the current state of the non-standard approach for prefixes for binary multiples in the International System of Units (SI). The article details the history of the non-standard approach, problems and solutions to this approach, as well as the proposal of new prefixes for binary multiples and how to disseminate this information.