• DocumentCode
    3005137
  • Title

    The grammar of metrology

  • Author

    Clifford, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., City Univ., London, UK
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    13-15 Feb 1990
  • Firstpage
    84
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    The author notes that the technical grammar of metrology is given in the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) publications ISO 1000 and ISO 31/0. A related document is `The International System of Units (SI)/Le Systeme International d´Unites (SI)´ currently in its fifth (1985) edition. Some of the highlights of `SI´ and some of the common mistakes made by users of these documents are presented
  • Keywords
    units (measurement); ISO; ISO 1000; ISO 31/0; SI units; documents; metrology; technical grammar; ISO; Instruments; Insulation; Magnetic field measurement; Measurement units; Metrology; Natural languages; Physics; Testing; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1990. IMTC-90. Conference Record., 7th IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IMTC.1990.65967
  • Filename
    65967