Re: SI units -- observable and derived

["Neil, David M" <NEILDM@inel.gov>]

     I received a report from another listserver containing an unfamiliar
     abbreviation.  When I inquired about it, the response didn't shed much
     light on the meaning.  Below is a copy of the pertinent part of the
     exchange:


     +>+      IN DIA BY 0.1875" LONG AS 30 - 50aeCi OF CS-137.
     +>                                        ^^^^
     +>      Is the system misrendering a micro symbol, or is this a
     +>      special abbreviation of which I was not aware?
     +
     +The "ae" is my replacement of a single high-bit character that looks
     +like "ae"

     I went to my handy references and didn't find this character used for
     any of the SI prefixes listed.

     Can someone fill me in?

     Just to make it absolutely certain, it appears that the character
     mentioned is ASCII 145 or 146. In BASIC the command "PRINT CHR$(145),
     CHR$(146)" will display them on screen.

     Thank you,
     Dave Neil
     neildm@inel.gov