Multipurpose Indicator

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July 25, 2013 at 8:42 am #11464

Patricia Hall
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I have a simple question that I always struggle with. It is how to braille the codes that go with the Common Core State Standards in Math books.
The one I have in this book is:

S.ID.1

I believe the way it should be brailled is [braille],S”.,,ID”.1 but I am not sure. I normally don’t have alpha, decimal, alpha, and I think that is what is concerning me.

Thanks in advance.
Patty

July 29, 2013 at 8:57 pm #22139

dworthing
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If you are sure those are both decimals — neither one is a period — then you must follow section 177. The multipurpose indicator must be used after the decimal point to indicate that the symbol that follows it is not numeric. So the dot 5 should be between the decimal point and the following letter. The second dot 5 would precede the decimal point between the D and the 1 to indicate that the decimal 1 is not a subscript. An update to the Nemeth Code states that letters in abbreviations that are a mix of numbers and letters should be capitalized individually.
[braille],s.”,i,d”.1

July 29, 2013 at 10:30 pm #22140

Patricia Hall
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Thank you for the clarification Dorothy. You asked if I am sure that they are both decimals and that neither is a period. How would I be able to tell? Thanks again.
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