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Is the repeated use of units in sentence okay?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
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Consider the following sentence:
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0, 4, 6 and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, 4km, 6km and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, z=4km, z=6km and z=8km).
which is a proper way to present units?
grammar convention
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Consider the following sentence:
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0, 4, 6 and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, 4km, 6km and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, z=4km, z=6km and z=8km).
which is a proper way to present units?
grammar convention
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In any case, add a thin space between the number and the unit.
– egreg
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Consider the following sentence:
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0, 4, 6 and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, 4km, 6km and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, z=4km, z=6km and z=8km).
which is a proper way to present units?
grammar convention
edited 1 hour ago
MikeJRamsey56
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asked 2 hours ago
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Consider the following sentence:
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0, 4, 6 and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, 4km, 6km and 8km).
or
Also on Fig. 2, is the estimated price of a pizza at five locations along the highway (z=0km, z=4km, z=6km and z=8km).
which is a proper way to present units?
grammar convention
grammar convention
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In any case, add a thin space between the number and the unit.
– egreg
2 mins ago
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In any case, add a thin space between the number and the unit.
– egreg
2 mins ago
In any case, add a thin space between the number and the unit.
– egreg
2 mins ago
In any case, add a thin space between the number and the unit.
– egreg
2 mins ago
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The answer will depend on your style guide. A Style guide that I am familiar with, the American Physical Society Style guide, says,
Do not repeat units of measure in a series of 2 or more items, in a
range of values, with a ± symbol, with the combinations "from...to"
and "between...and", with versus (vs.), or with a multiplication (×)
symbol. However, when other words intervene, units can be repeated if
necessary for clarity.
So your first option looks right to me.
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The answer will depend on your style guide. A Style guide that I am familiar with, the American Physical Society Style guide, says,
Do not repeat units of measure in a series of 2 or more items, in a
range of values, with a ± symbol, with the combinations "from...to"
and "between...and", with versus (vs.), or with a multiplication (×)
symbol. However, when other words intervene, units can be repeated if
necessary for clarity.
So your first option looks right to me.
answered 1 hour ago
MikeJRamsey56MikeJRamsey56
2,229314
This was exactly the situation and answer that I was looking for.
– wander95
1 hour ago
Welcome to English Language & Usage.
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1 hour ago
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The answer will depend on your style guide. A Style guide that I am familiar with, the American Physical Society Style guide, says,
Do not repeat units of measure in a series of 2 or more items, in a
range of values, with a ± symbol, with the combinations "from...to"
and "between...and", with versus (vs.), or with a multiplication (×)
symbol. However, when other words intervene, units can be repeated if
necessary for clarity.
So your first option looks right to me.
answered 1 hour ago
MikeJRamsey56MikeJRamsey56
2,229314
This was exactly the situation and answer that I was looking for.
– wander95
1 hour ago
Welcome to English Language & Usage.
– MikeJRamsey56
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The answer will depend on your style guide. A Style guide that I am familiar with, the American Physical Society Style guide, says,
Do not repeat units of measure in a series of 2 or more items, in a
range of values, with a ± symbol, with the combinations "from...to"
and "between...and", with versus (vs.), or with a multiplication (×)
symbol. However, when other words intervene, units can be repeated if
necessary for clarity.
So your first option looks right to me.
answered 1 hour ago
MikeJRamsey56MikeJRamsey56
2,229314
The answer will depend on your style guide. A Style guide that I am familiar with, the American Physical Society Style guide, says,
Do not repeat units of measure in a series of 2 or more items, in a
range of values, with a ± symbol, with the combinations "from...to"
and "between...and", with versus (vs.), or with a multiplication (×)
symbol. However, when other words intervene, units can be repeated if
necessary for clarity.
So your first option looks right to me.
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answered 1 hour ago
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This was exactly the situation and answer that I was looking for.
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This was exactly the situation and answer that I was looking for.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage.
– MikeJRamsey56
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This was exactly the situation and answer that I was looking for.
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This was exactly the situation and answer that I was looking for.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage.
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