Section 5 ("Writing unit symbols and names, and expressing the
values of quantities") of the the SI Brochure has been extensively
revised. It now contains much more extensive direction on the
formatting of quantity values.
For example, the use of a space between the numerical portion of a value
and the unit symbol is now explicitly required.
An explicit example is made here of the percent (%). The brochure states
that a space is to be left between the number and the symbol %. So one
would write 95 % and not 95%.
The brochure presents some very interesting examples of the use of the
quantity calculus in formatting headings for tables and on the axes of
graphs.
The SI Brochure should be of interest to all people, of course. But in
particular, those who write technical documents should study section 5.
Jim
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