CTAN update: siunitx
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Jim Hef{}feron
Saint Michael's College
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Update summary:
v2.0w: - Make S columns work with REVTeX
Basic package information, as sent by the contributor.
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Location: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx
Caption: A comprehensive (SI) units package.
Description: Typesetting values with units requires care to ensure
that the combined mathematical meaning of the value plus unit
combination is clear. In particular, the SI units system lays down
a consistent set of units with rules on how they are to be used.
However, different countries and publishers have differing
conventions on the exact appearance of numbers (and units). A
number of LaTeX packages have been developed to provide consistent
application of the various rules: SIunits, sistyle, unitsdef and
units are the leading examples. The numprint package provides a
large number of number-related functions, while dcolumn and rccol
provide tools for typesetting tabular numbers.
The siunitx package takes the best from the existing packages, and
adds new features and a consistent interface. A number of new ideas
have been incorporated, to fill gaps in the existing provision. The
package also provides backward-compatibility with SIunits, sistyle,
unitsdef and units. The aim is to have one package to handle all of
the possible unit-related needs of LaTeX users.
The package relies on LaTeX 3 support from the expl3 and xpackages
bundles.
Author: Joseph Wright
License: lppl1.3
Name: siunitx
Version: 2.0w
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