Forgive me for joining this conversation so late in its progress. I've been on vacation.
To reinforce what some others have said I would like to clearly state that the purpose of the prefixes for binary multiples is to provide, in a consensus-based standard, a set of non-SI prefixes that can and should be used where others have previously misused SI prefixes. IEEE has a strong policy on the proper use of the SI in its standards (and publications) and we were therefore obligated to meet the need for prefixes for binary multiples, else to weaken our policy and allow the continued misuse of SI prefixes. Being in the position to do so, we have published IEEE Std 1541, which very closely mirrors an IEC standard of that nature. SInce these prefixes for binary multiples "protect" the SI prefixes, it is in the USMA's best interest, I feel, to help promulgate them and to put them up to those who continue to misuse SI prefixes. Now you can say, "Here is a set of consensus-derived prefixes that you ought to be using instead of misusing the SI prefixes." Therefore this matter is not "off-topic" here, in my opinion. Jim -- James R. Frysinger Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist Senior Member, IEEE http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: Physics Lab Manager, Lecturer Dept. of Physics and Astronomy University/College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 843.953.7644 (phone) 843.953.4824 (FAX) Home: 10 Captiva Row Charleston, SC 29407 843.225.0805
