Superseded Standard

IEEE 260.1-1993

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

Superseded by 260.1-2004. 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, including use in text and equations; in graphs and diagrams; and on panels, labels, and nameplates.

Standard Committee
BOG/QUSCom - Quantities, Units, and Symbols Standards Committee
Status
Superseded Standard
Superseded by
260.1-2004
Superseding
260-1978
Board Approval
1993-06-17
History
ANSI Approved:
1993-11-24
Published:
1994-01-10

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Standard Committee
BOG/QUSCom - Quantities, Units, and Symbols Standards Committee

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