mass percentage

English translation: %(m/m)

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English term or phrase:mass percentage
Selected answer:%(m/m)
Entered by: Catherine Winzer

10:27 Jun 3, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Physics
English term or phrase: mass percentage
I'm looking for the abbreviation for "mass percentage" in English.
The sentence is "mixed-grained soils with a fine grain proportion of less than 15% by mass"
Can this be abbreviated to 15 M%? Or something else?

Thanks.
Catherine Winzer
Germany
Local time: 14:51
%(m/m)
Explanation:
as opposed to e.g.
%(v/v), which is percentage by volume
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 14:51
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Many thanks!
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4 +3%(m/m)
Cilian O'Tuama


  

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%(m/m)


Explanation:
as opposed to e.g.
%(v/v), which is percentage by volume

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 14:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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