BS 5555:1993
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Specification for SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of certain other units
Hardcopy , PDF
07-16-2004
English
02-15-1993
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.
Committee |
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Superseded
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SupersededBy | |
Supersedes |
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