COMPUTER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Elements of Technical Writing
2005-2006
How to write numbers, units of measure, equations, and symbols: (from Elements of Technical Writing by Blake and Bly)
- Keep all units of measure consistent
- Use the correct units of the system of measurement you have chosen
- Write basic units of measure in word form, derived units of measure as symbols
- Indicate multiplication of units by a raised dot, division by a slash
- Write secondary units in parentheses after primary units