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  • IEEE 260.4-1996

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    American National Standard Letter Symbols and Abbreviations for Quantities Used in Acoustics

    Available format(s):  PDF

    Superseded date:  25-05-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-11-1995

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1 Overview
    2 References
    3 General principles of letter symbol standardization
      3.1 Letter symbols
      3.2 Alphabets and typography
      3.3 Remarks concerning quantity symbols
      3.4 Remarks concerning unit symbols
      3.5 The International System of Units (SI)
      3.6 Usage
      3.7 Unit symbols to be used with limited character sets
    4 Principles applicable to letter symbols and abbreviations
      for quantities used in acoustics
      4.1 Time-varying quantities
      4.2 Average values
      4.3 Quantities per unit volume, area, or length
      4.4 Sequence: for double subscripts to multiplying
           operators
      4.5 Remarks concerning levels
      4.6 Remarks concerning abbreviations
    5 Introduction to the tables
    6 Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This standard provides a set of letter symbols for quantities and abbreviations and recommendations for their use in the science and technology of acoustics.

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    Committee Quantities, Units, and Symbols Standards Comm
    Development Note Supersedes IEEE DRAFT 260.4. (11/1999) Revision and redesignation of ASME Y10.11-1984. (02/2000)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO 14 CFR Part 36,ANSI/ASA S1.1-2013,ANSI/ASA S1.6-2016,ANSI/ASA S2.1/ISO 2041:2009,ANSI/ASA S3.2-2009,ANSI/ASA S3.4-2007,ANSI/ASA S3.5-1997 (R 2007),ANSI/ASA S3.6-2010,ANSI/ASA S3.20-2015,ANSI/ASA S12.2-2008,ANSI/ASA 12.55/ISO 3745-2012,ANSI/ASA S12.65-2006(R 2011),ANSI/IEEE 152™-1991,ANSI/IEEE 319™-1990
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS ISO 18405:2017 Underwater acoustics. Terminology
    ANSI/ASA S1.15 PART 2 : 2005(R2015) MEASUREMENT MICROPHONES - PART 2: PRIMARY METHOD FOR PRESSURE CALIBRATION OF LABORATORY STANDARD MICROPHONES BY THE RECIPROCITY TECHNIQUE
    ANSI/ASA S3.20 : 2015 American National Standard Bioacoustical Terminology
    BS IEC 63004:2015 Standard for receiver fixture interface
    ANSI/ASA S1.8 : 2016 REFERENCE VALUES FOR LEVELS USED IN ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATIONS
    ISO 18405:2017 Underwater acoustics — Terminology
    ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013 ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY
    ANSI S1.15-2 : 2005 : R2010 MEASUREMENT MICROPHONES - PART 2: PRIMARY METHOD FOR PRESSURE CALIBRATION OF LABORATORY STANDARD MICROPHONES BY THE RECIPROCITY TECHNIQUE
    IEC 63004:2015 Standard for receiver fixture interface
    15/30274135 DC : 0 BS ISO 18405 - UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS - TERMINOLOGY
    ANSI S1.15-2 : 2005 MEASUREMENT MICROPHONES - PART 2: PRIMARY METHOD FOR PRESSURE CALIBRATION OF LABORATORY STANDARD MICROPHONES BY THE RECIPROCITY TECHNIQUE

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    ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013 ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY
    ISO/R 717:1968 Withdrawal of ISO/R 717-1968
    IEEE 260.1 : 2004 LETTER SYMBOLS FOR UNITS OF MEASUREMENT (SI UNITS, CUSTOMARY INCH-POUND UNITS, AND CERTAIN OTHER UNITS)
    AHRI 275 : 1997 APPLICATION OF OUTDOOR UNITARY EQUIPMENT A-WEIGHTED SOUND POWER RATINGS
    ASHRAE HDBK FUNDAMENTALS : 2013 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - FUNDAMENTALS
    IEC 60050-801:1994 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 801: Acoustics and electroacoustics
    IEEE 268-1992 American National Standard for Metric Practice
    ISO 532:1975 Acoustics Method for calculating loudness level
    IEC 60027-3:2002 Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology - Part 3: Logarithmic and related quantities, and their units
    ANSI S3.14 : 0 RATING NOISE WITH RESPECT TO SPEECH INTERFERENCE
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