STANDARDS, NOMENCLATURE, ABBREVIATIONS 3-13

mean horizontal candlepower mhcp

megacycle spell out
megohm spell out
melting point mp
mho spell out
microampere
n
a or mu a
microfarad juf
micromicrofarad ^i
micron
n
or mu
microvolt fiv
microwatt ^w or mu w
mile spell out
miles per hour mph
milliampere ma
milligram rag
millihenry mh
millimeter mm
millimicron im* or m mu
minimum min
minute min
minute (angular measure)
'
molecular weight moi. wt
N
National Electrical Code NEC
ohm spell out or 2
ohm-centimeter ohm-cm
outside diameter OD
P
parts per million ppm
per
/
(for tables, not recommended in
text matter)
potential spell out
power factor spell out or pf
R
radian spell out
reactive kilovolt-ampere kvar
reactive volt-ampere var
revolutions per minute rpm
revolutions per second rps
root mean square rms
S
secant sec
second (angular measure)
"
sine sin
specific gravity sp gr
specific heat sp ht
square sq
square centimeter sq cm or cm
2
square foot sq ft
square inch sq in.
square kilometer sq km or km
2
square meter sq m or m
2
square micron sq
n
or sq mu or ju
2
square millimeter sq mm or mm
2
tangent tan
temperature temp
thousand M
volt
volt-ampere va
volt-coulomb spell out
W
watt w
watthour whr
weight wt
Y
yard
year.
yd
yr
Common Symbols
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In technical literature many symbols are used to save space and for
convenience in setting up equations. The following are common
:
Mathematics
+
plus

minus
plus or minus
X multiplied by
-5-
divided by
=
equal to
^ not equal to
nearly equal to
identical with
not identical with
equivalent
difference between
difference
congruent with
> greater than
5
not greater than
< less than
5
not less than
: is to; ratio
:
:
as; proportion
7-t- geometric proportion