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260.1-1993 - American National Standard Letter Symbols for Units of Measurement (SI Units, Customary Inch-Pound Units, and Certain Other Units)

Description: General principles of letter symbol standardization are discussed. Symbols are given for general use and for use with limited character sets. The symbols given are intended for all applications, incuding use in text and equations; in graphs and diagrams; and on panels, labels, and nameplates.
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Oversight Committee: SASB/SCC14

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