ISO 80000-1:2009
(Main)Quantities and units - Part 1: General
Quantities and units - Part 1: General
ISO 80000-1:2009 gives general information and definitions concerning quantities, systems of quantities, units, quantity and unit symbols, and coherent unit systems, especially the International System of Quantities, ISQ, and the International System of Units, SI. The principles laid down in ISO 80000-1:2009 are intended for general use within the various fields of science and technology and as an introduction to other parts of the Quantities and units series. Ordinal quantities and nominal properties are outside the scope of ISO 80000-1:2009.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 80000-1
First edition
2009-11-15
Quantities and units
Part 1:
General
Grandeurs et unités
Partie 1: Généralités
Reference number
ISO 80000-1:2009(E)
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ISO 2009
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ISO 80000-1:2009(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction.vi
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Quantities .11
5 Dimensions .14
6 Units.14
7 Printing rules .22
Annex A (normative) Terms in names for physical quantities.31
Annex B (normative) Rounding of numbers .35
Annex C (normative) Logarithmic quantities and their units .37
Annex D (informative) International organizations in the field of quantities and units.39
Bibliography.41
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ISO 80000-1:2009(E)
Foreword
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