UniWiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers: Difference between revisions

* {{xt|grew from 1 inch to 2 inches}}

|rowspan=2|{{xt|ten metres per second squared}}

|{{em|Exception:}} In some topic areas such as power engineer{{shy}}ing, certain products take neither space nor <code>&amp;middot;</code>. Follow the practice of reliable sources in the article's topic area.

|Indicate a ratio of unit {{em|names}} with {{xtn|per}}.

* {{xt|ten&nbsp;newton-metres&nbsp;per&nbsp;second}}

|The {{xtn|centi-}}, {{xtn|deci-}}, {{xtn|deca-}}, and {{xtn|hecto-}} prefixes should generally be avoided; exceptions include centimetre, decibel, hectolitre, hectare, and hectopascal.

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* {{ xt|100 metres}}

* {{ xt|0.1 km}}

| Do not use [[wikt:M#Number|{{!xt|M}}]] for 10³, {{!xt|MM}} for 10⁶, or {{!xt|B}} for 10⁹ (except as noted elsewhere on this page for {{xtn|M}} and {{xtn|B}}, e.g. [[#Currencies and monetary values|for monetary values]])

| {{ xt|3 km   }}<br/>{{ xt|8 MW   }}<br/>{{ xt|125 GeV}}

| {{!xt|3 Mm   }}<br/>{{!xt|8 MMW }}<br/>{{!xt|125 BeV}}

* {{!xt|1 ft{{hsp}}, 1 in}} (no comma)

* {{!xt|1 foot{{hsp}}, 1 inch}}

* {{!xt|a 6-foot 2 man}}

* {{nbsp}}

* {{xt|1:30}}{{thinsp}}<ref group="note">Only use this format if it is clear from the context whether this means hours and minutes (H:MM) or minutes and seconds (M:SS).</ref>

* {{xt|01^h 30^m 07^s}}&thinsp;<ref>This format is used in astronomy (see the IAU Style Manual for details).</ref>}}