BS 1957:1953
Withdrawn
Presentation of numerical values (fineness of expression; rounding of numbers)
Hardcopy , PDF
English
05-07-1953
04-15-1998
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
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes DEFSTAN 05-62(PT9)/1(1983) (07/2003)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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