On 21/09/2018 1:58 PM, Sanjeev Gupta via devel wrote:
Yes, having a sentence ...
The change in the value of the residual, after 2 hours or 35
iterations, should not exceed 23
ppm is a requirement of various standards, among which are NIST 543:62
and FIPS
180 published in 2017.
... is slightly confusing wih the line breaks as above.
I had to go back and examine that sentence to see where the "problem"
was. I read through that at speed without any issue, no hesitation, full
comprehension, in one pass.
The separation of "23" and "ppm" is for readability. One's mind picks up
"twenty-three" and "ppm" automatically.
If displayed as "23ppm", one's mind has to parse/extract "twenty-three"
and "ppm", hence lower readability.
At least in English, every guideline, technical standard or proposal
submission standard I can recall seeing that addressed quantities and
unit abbreviations, stated to leave a space between the quantity and the
unit abbreviation. A quick search online didn't find any that were
different from that.
I believe it goes beyond readability and into an issue of perceived
credibility. 'If they didn't get the writing correct', or inconsistent,
what are they like on other details...
my two cents,
Michael
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