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===Conversions=== | ===Conversions=== | ||
* Conversions of {{em|less-familiar currencies}} may be provided in terms of more familiar currencies{{snd}}such as the US dollar, euro or pound sterling{{snd}}using an appropriate rate (which is often {{em|not}} the current exchange rate). Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, rounding to avoid [[false precision]] (two significant digits is usually sufficient, as most exchange rates fluctuate significantly), with at least the year given as a rough point of conversion rate reference; e.g. {{xt|Since 2001 the grant has been 10,000,000 [[Swedish krona|Swedish kronor]] ($1.4M, €1.0M, or £800k | * Conversions of {{em|less-familiar currencies}} may be provided in terms of more familiar currencies{{snd}}such as the US dollar, euro or pound sterling{{snd}}using an appropriate rate (which is often {{em|not}} the current exchange rate). Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, rounding to avoid [[Wikipedia:False precision|false precision]] (two significant digits is usually sufficient, as most exchange rates fluctuate significantly), with at least the year given as a rough point of conversion rate reference; e.g. {{xt|Since 2001 the grant has been 10,000,000 [[Wikipedia:Swedish krona|Swedish kronor]] ($1.4M, €1.0M, or £800k, not {{!xt|($1,390,570, €971,673 or £848,646)}}. | ||
* For {{em|obsolete currencies}}, provide an equivalent (formatted as a conversion) if possible, in the modern replacement currency (e.g. decimal pounds for historical pre-decimal pounds-and-shillings), or a US-dollar equivalent where there is no modern equivalent. | * For {{em|obsolete currencies}}, provide an equivalent (formatted as a conversion) if possible, in the modern replacement currency (e.g. decimal pounds for historical pre-decimal pounds-and-shillings), or a US-dollar equivalent where there is no modern equivalent. | ||
* In some cases it may be appropriate to provide a conversion accounting for inflation or deflation over time. | * In some cases it may be appropriate to provide a conversion accounting for inflation or deflation over time. | ||
==<span id="Minus sign"></span>Common mathematical symbols== | ==<span id="Minus sign"></span>Common mathematical symbols== | ||
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