BS 1957:1953

Withdrawn

Presentation of numerical values (fineness of expression; rounding of numbers)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

04-15-1998

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-07-1953

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
1 Kinds of numerical values considered
2 Meaning of terms 'Number of significant figures' and
'Number of decimal places'
3 Number of significant figures to retain
4 Rounding of numbers
5 Lay-out of numbers

General principles and rules for presentation and interpretation. Layout of numbers, presentation of very large and very small values.

Committee	SS/7
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes DEFSTAN 05-62(PT9)/1(1983) (07/2003)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Withdrawn
Supersedes	DEFSTAN 05-62(PT9)/1(1983) : 1983

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