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=== Units ===
=== Units ===
We recommend using a narrow no-break space (U+202F) between quantities and their units.<ref group="note">Per https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/checklist.html and https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54885/should-there-be-a-space-between-a-value-and-the-units-used
We recommend using a narrow no-break space (U+202F) between quantities and their units.<ref group="note">Per https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/checklist.html and https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/54885/should-there-be-a-space-between-a-value-and-the-units-used
.</ref> For how to type this, see the [[#WinCompose| WinCompose]] section below.
.</ref> For how to type this, see the [[#WinCompose|WinCompose]] section below.


{| class="wikitable center-all mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable center-all mw-collapsible"
|-
|-
! symbol
! Symbol
! name
! Name
! vectorized
! Vectorized
|-
|-
| <math>\small 𝗴</math>
| <math>\small 𝗴</math>
| generators
| Generators
| yes
| Yes
|-
|-
| <math>\small 𝗽</math>
| <math>\small 𝗽</math>
| primes
| Primes
| yes
| Yes
|-
|-
| <math>\mathsf{¢}</math><ref group="note">It seems there is no standard symbol for a musical cent, except the word spelled in full (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_(music)). But it seems unlikely anyone will interpret the cent currency symbol "¢" following a number in a musical context as anything other than musical cents.</ref>
| <math>\mathsf{¢}</math><ref group="note">It seems there is no standard symbol for a musical cent, except the word spelled in full (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_(music)). But it seems unlikely anyone will interpret the cent currency symbol "¢" following a number in a musical context as anything other than musical cents.</ref>
| cents
| Cents
|  
|  
|-
|-
| <math>\mathsf{¢}\small\mathsf{(U)}</math>
| <math>\mathsf{¢}\small\mathsf{(U)}</math>
| unity-weighted cents
| Unity-weighted cents
|  
|  
|-
|-
| <math>\mathsf{¢}\small\mathsf{(C)}</math>
| <math>\mathsf{¢}\small\mathsf{(C)}</math>
| complexity-weighted cents
| Complexity-weighted cents
|  
|  
|-
|-
| <math>\mathsf{¢}\small\mathsf{(S)}</math>
| <math>\mathsf{¢}\small\mathsf{(S)}</math>
| simplicity-weighted cents
| Simplicity-weighted cents
|  
|  
|-
|-
| <math>\small\mathsf{oct}</math>
| <math>\small\mathsf{oct}</math>
| octaves
| Octaves
|  
|  
|-
|-
| <math>\small\mathsf{(C)}</math>
| <math>\small\mathsf{(C)}</math>
| complexity weight
| Complexity weight
|  
|  
|-
|-
| <math>\small\mathsf{(S)}</math>
| <math>\small\mathsf{(S)}</math>
| simplicity weight
| Simplicity weight
|  
|  
|}
|}