Paul Trusten
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:49:58 -0800
Bill,In Microsoft Word, the key combination alt+0181 inserts an upright mu. This is a cumbersome key combination, but it works.
Paul Paul Trusten On Mar 5, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Bill Hooper <billhoope...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mar 5 , at 6:05 PM, Pierre Abbat wrote:On Friday 05 March 2010 17:36:29 Bill Hooper wrote:... the same codes for various special characters ... like ... the SI prefix micro-, l.c. mu (µ),The mu is not actually a mu (μ), ... but a micro sign (µ),I find it difficult to comprehend the statement that "the mu is not actually a mu (µ)". If it looks like a mu it's a mu. They may come i n different styles (like italics, bold face, different type faces, e tc.) but they are all mu's.I note that GCPM specifies that SI symbols are written in upright type (NOT italics) but I don't know the method of producing the mu in upright; I have to use italics or nothing.But it's still a mu, at least.Furthermore, calling it the micro- sign is circular reasoning. The symbol for micro- is DEFINED as the Greek lower case mu. Yes, it is therefore the micro- symbol (by definition) but it is nevertheless still a mu.Old Saying: --------------------------------- If it looks like a duck, and it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is probably A DUCK! Bill Hooper 1810 mm tall Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ========================== SImplification Begins With SI. ==========================