{siunitx} is a package that provides consistent typesetting of physical quantities, allowing application of various typographic conventions with the same input syntax. This package should be used instead of the largely obsolete {siunits} package.
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Problem with using soul in paragraph mode and siunitx immediately after
This problem seems somewhat obscure, it is potentially a bug in siunitx or soul (I am aware of issues with the latter). Which one is uncertain and I'm not certain that it is a bug.
What I want to do ...
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1answer
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Typesetting unit-less numbers and number-less units
I am using the siunitx package to typeset my numbers, but sometimes I find situations in which I have numbers without units (when the units are not nearby) and units without numbers. E.g.:
The bird ...
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1answer
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How to use the combine document class with the siunitx package
I am trying to squish several journal papers together (using the combine document class) to provide the filling for my thesis sandwich. The papers make use of the siunitx package but causes an error.
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siunitx number too big when trying to round
Using the siunitx package
\usepackage{siunitx}
I am trying to put numbers with plenty of decimal digits in a table while rounding them to 3 digits after the decimal point. There is a compilation ...
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siunitx rounding works only if centering
Using the siunitx package
\usepackage{siunitx}
Consider the following two tables:
1.
\begin{tabular}{
S[table-number-alignment=center, table-figures-decimal=3, table-auto-round]
}
3.23958398 ...
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Table typesetting with pgfplotstable
I have two questions concerning pgfplotstable and number formatting with pgf.
Consider the following piece of code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplotstable}
\usepackage{amsmath}
...
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Chemical purity and siunitx clash when putting a “+” after percentage
I'm using siunitx to describe some chemical purities. The purity I would like to describe is sold by the chemical company as 99.9+ % (not the best way of describing it I'm sure). When I try to ...
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kpfonts, siunitx and math alphabets
This is a follow up question to this rather vague one. The problem is trying to work out where my 16 math alphabets are going. In using egreg's answer to the previous question I have diagnosed ...
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Problem displaying degrees celsius with siunitx and xelatex
I'm trying to discuss a temperature in a document where I'm using xelatex and siunitx.
The temperature was further increased to \SI{200}{\degreeCelsius}.
When using xelatex this causes a ...
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1answer
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Siunitx: alignment, parentheses and font size
I'm trying to align numbers (that are bolded, between parentheses, etc.) by decimal points in table columns while using the auto-round option of the siunitx package. The following code doesn't work:
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Time of the day or time period using the package siunitx
I would like to display the time of the day like 18h30 or 18h30m with siunitx. Is there a proper way to display time and time intervals?
I have read some discussions on the Mailing-List, but it seems ...
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siunitx multicolumn problem
In addition to Right-centered columns in LyX, I have another problem, now with multicolumns. I want to center the number "98" (which spans two columns) above the two other columns. These shall be ...
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Right-centered columns in LyX
This is very near to my topic: How to align integers on the right, but still center them.
However, I do not get it to work under LyX. This is the code I have:
\begin{table}[H]
\centering
...
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Why is siunitx unable to typeset this mixed symbolic and numeric argument to \SI?
I'm using the MacTeX 2011 Distribution on OSX Lion (both with all updates installed)
and I get a strange error from the siunitx package, that did not occur with MacTex 2010 on Snow Leopard.
As a ...
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strange error with siunitx and sans serif font [closed]
After reinstalling my system, I'm getting a weird "Parameters must be numbered consecutively." error message when trying to use siunitx with a sans serif font.
Here is a minimal example code:
...
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Displaying acronyms, abbreviations, and units
I use the acronym package for displaying acronyms, such as "KFC". As most of the acronyms are common knowledge, I use \acs{kfc}, which only presents the short form. Also, the siuntix package can be ...
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How to denote the standard deviation with siunitx?
I'm certain that I saw a command generating the following kind of output the last time I read through the siunitx manual:
\left( 12.3 \pm 0.4 \right) V
for a measured voltage of 12.3 V and a ...
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2answers
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User defined command produces error in conflict with siunitx and TeXLive2011
I recently installed TeXLive 2011 on my MacBook (running MacOS X 10.6.8) and got the following problem:
Example:
\documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{scrbook}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
...
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1answer
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no document is created when siunitx is loaded
I wrote a large part of my thesis with MiKTeX 2.9 using siunitx for all units in the text. Now I did an update of MiKTeX 2.9 and suddenly no document is created any more although no error appears. ...
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1answer
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Enable binary SI units with siunitx in MacTeX
I'm using TeXShop on OS X Lion (the MacTeX distro, which is kind of amazing) and I cannot do the following with siunitx:
\SI{4}{\giga\byte}
TeXShop says it's an "Undefined control sequence." ...
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1answer
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Could icomma conflict with siunitx?
I'm also having the problem with the space after a comma in decimal numbers (like discussed here: German language: use of comma in numbers)
and I wonder if I can use both the icomma-package (which ...
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1answer
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Errors with figure caption since using siunitx
I am a bit of a newbie with LaTeX. Everything was working well (mostly) but I am running into all sorts of weird errors since I added the siunitx package.
The error log first showed errors with ...
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1answer
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Why does \num{} not work in situnitx's S columns?
Consider the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{SS}
0.01 & \num{0.01} \\
0.1 & \num{0.1} \\
1 ...
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1answer
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siunitx - Decimal points not present
Trying to use siunitx to make my columns look all nice and so such. However, The decimal points are absent...
Example:
Code:
\documentclass[letterpaper,twoside,12pt]{article}
%%% PACKAGES
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sans serif font with siunitx
My students found this problem, which I could not solve. The percent is always printed in the serif font.
Here is a test code:
\documentclass[]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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2answers
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How to use SIrange in math mode
I cannot figure out which of the siunitx font options is the correct to typset the rangephrase when using SIrange in math mode the same way as in text mode. See the MWE
\documentclass{book}
...
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votes
2answers
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sans serif math in tables and siunitx
I want to know the easiest way to ensure that the content inside a tabular, including siunitx columns is set using a/the sans serif math font. The normal document is set in serif font.
This approach ...
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siunitx: µ doesn't work
I'm using TeXnicCenter for Windows (7) and I'm a bloody beginner in everything that concerns LaTeX. I'm using the siunitx package for mathematical formulas and it works just fine... with one ...
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3answers
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mathpazo + siunitx: Ï€ turns into ß
When I use mathpazo and siunitx (version 2.3h) together, if I use \pi inside the numerical argument to \SI, it will show up in the output as "ß".
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathpazo, ...
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1answer
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How to typeset dimensions of a box?
I want to typeset something like this: 3.0 × 3.0 × 0.9 mm
How can I do that in LaTeX (using siunitx package)?
So far, I have this:
\num{3.0} × \num{3.0} × \SI{0.9}{\milli\metre}
But probably ...
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“Pretty-printing” numbers redux: engineering notation
Awhile ago I discovered the siunitx package as an answer to this question and it kind of blew my mind. For instance, if I'm using fp to compute a numerical result (in, say, a homework solution), then ...
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xfrac + siunitx gives me a font warning
I'm using mathpazo and the AMS math packages, and I just started using xfrac for the \sfrac command. However, now when I use \sfrac (or when I set siunitx to use it), I get this output:
LaTeX Font ...
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How to use siunitx with non numerical values?
I understand that something like \SI{5}{\meter\per\second} defines a certain space between the number (5) and units (m/s). What should I use if instead of a numerical quantity I want a variable: R ...
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2answers
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siunitx: How do I unset options previously set with \sisetup?
In the siunitx package (v1.3), I know that I can set various options with the \sisetup command. But what if I want a particular option to apply to only a small section of my document, with default ...
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1answer
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Unknown options for package siunitx
I'm getting an error when I try to specify an option with the siunitx package. I have the following line in my preamble:
\usepackage[load-configurations=si-abbr]{siunitx}
And I get the following ...
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Just installed the latest siunitx and it says that expl3 is too old
Just installed the latest siunitx and it says that expl3 is too old. I looked on the miktex package update manager and I appear to have the latest version of everything.
The package that now contains ...
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1answer
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Automatically-adjusted spacing for scientific notation in siunitx
With the input
[ n=CV = \SI{3.29e-3}{\micro\mol\per\L} \times \SI{8e-4}{L} = \SI{2.63}{\micro\mol} \]
I get output
As you see the spacing is not quite right - I really want the spacing of the ...
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Remove parentheses from number with uncertainty and the separate-uncertainty=true option with siunitx
This is a follow-up to my previous question.
Using the separate-uncertainty=true option with siunitx, a number like \SI{100 \pm 12}{\kelvin} would be output as (100 \pm 12) K
I want to get rid of the ...
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votes
2answers
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In the siunitx package, how do i get it to produce uncertainties with the \pm symbol instead of parenthesis
Using the siunitx package, if I specify an error with the \pm symbol then it automatically converts it to a form using parenthesis. I would like it to not do this and keep the \pm symbol, but still ...
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votes
2answers
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Expressing capital M for molar in siunitx package
The following code isn't valid but conveys my intention:
\SI{}{\micro\molar}
as in micro followed by a big M. I don't want to use the explicit form of micro moles per L raised to the negative one ...
3
votes
1answer
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Detect-all does not affect output-decimal-marker (siunitx)
I would like siunitx to detect the document font family and use it for numbers in an S tabular cell, so I am using the detect-all option, which however does not seem to affect the output decimal ...
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votes
1answer
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Aligning the currency symbol in a tabular environment
Friends, I have to create some sort of a balance sheet, so my first sketch is using a tabular environment. I also have to follow some styling rules.
One of the styles rules I need to obey is the ...
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How to switch large document from units-package to siunitx?
For historical reasons, I've been using the units package in my thesis to typeset numbers with units or units with \usepackage[tight]{units}
For formatting numbers in table columns I'm already using ...
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votes
3answers
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How to create equally spaced columns in a table with centered number blocks, which themselves are aligned on the decimal marker?
I've searched around this site and also alot with Google, but did not find exactly a solution to my problem:
I want to create a table width equally (and automatically) spaced columns. These columns ...
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1answer
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tabular, siunitx and input - `Extra }, or forgotten $.`
I'm trying to include data into a tabular environment
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{SSSS}
\toprule
{$na^3$} & ...
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votes
3answers
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siunitx: how can I avoid adding decimal zeroes?
How can I format a table column with siunitxwithout adding additional zeroes after the decimal separator?
I'd like to see 5,2 in the output instead of 5,200 (however: 0,246 shall still be displayed ...
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votes
1answer
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siunitx S-column in table: can I combine scientific notation and decimal numbers in one column?
I have a table with values exported from a statistics software, where the values are formatted like this (see example below):
Some (very small ones) are in scientific notation, some are in "normal" ...
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votes
1answer
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siunitx: protecting lines with text from being formatted as number?
The siunitx package has already been extremely helpful to me for formatting tables containing numbers and I now use the S-column in nearly every table of my thesis.
However there is one problem:
In ...
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votes
1answer
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How to center numbers in a table column with the siunitx package?
I've been trying and searching for quite some time, but I don't see what I'm doing wrong:
I want to create several table columns with decimal numbers (some in the format "1,25" and some like "3,156" ...
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Differences between SIunits and siunitx packages
I was reviewing What packages do people load by default in LaTeX?, and noticed that the siunitx package was recommended. I have been using ...
