Units

This page describes the prefered method of expressing units.

General

  • Separate value from units with one space.
  • When using multiple measurements, such as ranges or dimensions, each number should be followed by a unit.
  • Units should be preceded by figures (numbers) rather than spelled out text.
  • Do not append 's' to units (i.e. units should not be plural).

Length

Specify imperial units first, followed by metric units in parentesis.

  • 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • 2 ft (1.524 m)

Frequency

Frequency

  • Unordered List Item[Value] [Magnitude]Hz
  • Value should contain between 1 and 3 non-zero digits preceding the decimal place.
    • 1 Hz
    • 100 kHz
    • 1 MHz

Sample Rate

  • [Value] [Magnitude]S/s
  • Value should contain between 1 and 3 non-zero digits preceding the decimal place.
    • 1 S/s
    • 9.5 kS/s
    • 100 MS/s

Bitness

  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit