October 10, 2000
NIST Metric Information and Conversions: Metric Style Guide (NISTLC 1137)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Metric Style Guide's guideline for metric conversions says conversions should follow a rule of reason: do not use more significant digits than justified by the precision of the original data. For example, 36 inches should be converted to 91 centimeters, not 91.44 centimeters (36 inches x 2.54 centimeters per inch = 91.44 centimeters), and 40.1 inches converts to 101.9 centimeters, not 101.854. Table 2 lists many of the more commonly used conversion factors.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Metric Style Guide's guideline for metric conversions says conversions should follow a rule of reason: do not use more significant digits than justified by the precision of the original data. For example, 36 inches should be converted to 91 centimeters, not 91.44 centimeters (36 inches x 2.54 centimeters per inch = 91.44 centimeters), and 40.1 inches converts to 101.9 centimeters, not 101.854. Table 2 lists many of the more commonly used conversion factors.
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