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CTAN package update: siunitx

Date: March 20, 2011 1:21:01 PM CET
the daemon's been thankfully silent for a bit, but now he says: > 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: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.1m: > - Avoid a fatal error if literal units contain fragile items > and use of literal units is forbidden > - Fix inconsistency in handling of "round-precision = 0" > when rounding small numbers. thanks for the upload; i've installed the files and updated the 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 change (somewhat) overnight tonight. (if my cron job runs ... otherwise i'll do the job manually in the morning, and sort out an alternative automatic means to do the run.) 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
Version3.4.13 2025-07-05
Copyright2008–2025 Joseph Wright
MaintainerJoseph Wright

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