BS 5555:1993
Superseded
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Specification for SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of certain other units
Available format(s)
Hardcopy , PDF
Superseded date
16-07-2004
Superseded by
Language(s)
English
Published date
15-02-1993
Publisher
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Committees responsible
National foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Normative reference
3 SI units
4 Multiples of SI units
5 Use of SI units and their multiples
6 Rules for writing unit symbols
7 Non-SI units which may be used with SI units and
their multiples
Annexes
A (normative) Examples of decimal multiples and sub-
multiples of SI units and of some other units which
may be used
B (informative) Definitions of the base units of the
international system of units
Tables
1 SI base units
2 SI derived units with special names, including SI
supplementary units
3 SI derived units with special names admitted for
reasons of safeguarding human health
4 SI prefixes
5 Units used with the SI
6 Units used with the SI, whose values in SI units are
obtained experimentally
Describes the International System of Units; also recommends selected decimal multiples and sub-multiples of SI units for general use. Also includes annexes and tables.
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SS/7
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
26
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
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