Title :
The grammar of metrology
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., City Univ., London, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1990. IMTC-90. Conference Record., 7th IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1990.65967
