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We aren't rigid about imperial units versus metric, e.g., kg versus lb. Use one, or the other, or both.
We aren't rigid about imperial units versus metric, e.g., kg versus lb. Use one, or the other, or both.
Do please use modern SI units and prefixes for specifications, e.g. "100 MHz" not "100 Mc", "10 pF" not "10 μμF", "20 μS" not "20 μmhos".  Seconds are lowercase "s", Siemens (conductivity) uppercase "S".  
Do please use modern SI units and prefixes for specifications, e.g. "100 MHz" not "100 Mc", "10 pF" not "10 μμF", "20 μS" not "20 μmhos".  Seconds are lowercase "s", Siemens (conductivity) uppercase "S".  
On GRwiki, we use a space between the number and the unit.  
On GRwiki, we use a space between the number and the unit.  
:'''Pro Tip:''' The predefined unit buttons shown under the text editor make it easy to insert units beginning with a non-breaking space character, and many of the special characters like "Ω".
:'''Pro Tip:''' The predefined unit buttons shown under the text editor make it easy to insert units beginning with a non-breaking space character, and many of the special characters like "Ω".