Is there a standard symbol set? 2

[vagulus]

In the study of Engineering I am constantly plagued by the haphazard use of symbols. The latest offence was this (from my textbook which shall remain unidentified to protect the guilty )

My author has moved from using 'N' for Newtons to using it for rpm (arguably, for a Number of rpm) without pausing for breath.

Everyone will have seen this lack of consistency; everyone will have their favourite horror story. However, before we censure anyone for lack of discipline we have to establish whether the rules for such discipline exist. Therefore, my question is, "Is there an accepted standard set of individually distinctive symbols for engineering values? Since I haven't been able to find one, I am of the opinion that such does not exist (I would appreciate being corrected ) so I have to add the question, "Is such a thing possible?



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[JStephen]

One problem is that different people's minds work differently, and what seems logical to me may not to you.

I would prefer that in any given section of a work, that all variables are defined in that section. However, the concrete codes have tried to define variables that are valid for the entire code. This means that numerous variables are Greek letters with multi-letter subscripts, which make them a pain to type, and also irritating to have to flip back 200 pages to find the definition.