In message 
<de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1d013da...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com>, dated 
Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Jim Eichner <jim.eich...@xantrex.com> writes

>John: Are "such words of explanation" allowed in an IEC standard, or do
>the standards have the same limitation applied to them as the IEV has?

The same limitation. The IEV is largely derived from definitions in 
standards. Explanation can be put in a Note below the definition, but 
long Notes are discouraged. Often, it's better to put explanation 
elsewhere in the standard, maybe in an Informative Annex if it's 
extensive.
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John Woodgate

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