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Convenient number

The concept of convenient numbers is related to that of preferred numbers. A structure is defined to build a set of numbers that are convenient for use by humans in counting or measuring. National Bureau of Standards (NBS) (which was later renamed to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) defined a set of convenient numbers during the 1970s when it was developing procedures for metrication in the United States. The NBS technical note describes that system of convenient metric values as the 1-2-5 series in reverse, with assigned preferences for those numbers which are multiples of 5, 2, and 1 (plus their powers of 10), excluding linear dimensions above 100 mm (because such measurements are defined by another set of rules), from which the Schedule of Convenient Numbers Between 10 and 100 below is reproduced. The NBS technical note also states that "Basically, integers are more convenient than expressions which include decimal parts [decimal fractions]. Furthermore, where measuring devices are used, values which represent numbered subdivisions on such instruments are more useful than values which have to be interpolated. For example, where a tape or a scale is graduated in intervals of 5, any value that represents a multiple of 5 is more "convenient" to measure or verify than one which is not. In addition, where operations involve the subdivision of quantities into two or more equal parts, any number that is highly divisible has an explicit advantage." (Wikipedia).

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