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CTAN update: siunitx

Date: June 1, 2010 8:07:39 PM CEST
the first upload since the file system meltdown! oh, the daemon's _so_ excited... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx/ > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Maintenance release v2.0b: > - Further improvements to version-1 configuration file > - Documentation of relationship between version 1 and > version 2 option names thanks for the upload; i have installed the files and updated the ctan catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx/ the catalogue entry will appear on the web some time during the night tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

siunitx – A comprehensive (SI) units package

Physical quantities have both numbers and units, and each physical quantity should be expressed as the product of a number and a unit. Typesetting physical quantities requires care to ensure that the combined mathematical meaning of the number-unit combination is clear. In particular, the SI units system lays down a consistent set of units with rules on how these are to be used.

However, different countries and publishers have differing conventions on the exact appearance of numbers (and units). The siunitx package provides a set of tools for authors to typeset quantities in a consistent way. The package has an extended set of configuration options which make it possible to follow varying typographic conventions with the same input syntax. The package includes automated processing of numbers and units, and the ability to control tabular alignment of numbers.

Packagesiunitx
Version3.4.12 2025-05-22
Copyright2008–2025 Joseph Wright
MaintainerJoseph Wright

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