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 in different styles (like italics, bold face, different type faces, etc.) 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. ==========================
