Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)


Number of units per value of a quantity


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7.3 Number of units per value of a quantity 
 
The value of a quantity is expressed using no more than one unit. 
Example:
= 10.234 m
but not:
= 10 m 23 cm 4 mm 
Note: Expressing the values of time intervals and of plane angles are exceptions to this rule. However, it 
is preferable to divide the degree decimally. Thus one should write 22.20º rather than 22º12', 
except in fields such as cartography and astronomy. 
7.4 Unacceptability of attaching information to units 
 
When one gives the value of a quantity, it is incorrect to attach letters or other symbols to the unit in 
order to provide information about the quantity or its conditions of measurement. Instead, the letters or 
other symbols should be attached to the quantity. 
Example
V
max 
= 1000 V but not:
= 1000 V
max


Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) 
 
17 
Note
is a quantity symbol for potential difference. 
7.5 Unacceptability of mixing information with units 
 
When one gives the value of a quantity, any information concerning the quantity or its conditions of 
measurement must be presented in such a way as not to be associated with the unit. This means that 
quantities must be defined so that they can be expressed solely in acceptable units (including the unit 
one — see Sec. 7.10).
Examples
the Pb content is 5 ng/L
but not
5 ng Pb/L or 5 ng of lead/L 
the sensitivity for NO
3
molecules is 5 
× 10
10
/cm
3
but not
the sensitivity is 5 
× 10
10
NO
3
molecules/cm
3
the neutron emission rate is 5 
× 10
10
/s
but not
the emission rate is 5 
× 10
10
n/s 
the number density of O
2
atoms is 3 
× 10
18
/cm
3
but not
the density is 3 
× 10
18
O
2
atoms/cm
3
the resistance per square is 100 Ω
but not:
the resistance is 100 Ω/square 

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