Surveys show that the average preferred number of children decreased only from seven in 1977 to 6.3 six years later.

Each group has its preferred numbers, which can be dizzying, but you don't need to dig into them to figure out what's really going on.

Each atom has a preferred number of electrons zipping around its nucleus.

For example resistors are supplied with preferred numbers on a logarithmic scale.

The third part of the standard defines preferred numbers of primary and secondary body dimensions.

Resistors use preferred numbers for their specific values, which are determined by their tolerance.

Analysts say there are compelling economic reasons for these deals, but no consensus on a preferred number of European exchanges has emerged.

In the manufacturing process, electrolytic capacitors are made to conform to a set of preferred numbers.

When dimensioning computer components, the powers of two are frequently used as preferred numbers:

He also proposed a now widely used system of preferred numbers that was later named after him and became international standard ISO 3.

Porky's preferred number in that cartoon is "On Moonlight Bay".

The tolerance of device values is arranged so that every value corresponds to a preferred number, within the required tolerance.

The preferred numbers commonly used as key sizes (in bits) are powers of two, potentially multiplied with a small odd integer.

In industrial design, preferred numbers (also called preferred values) are standard guidelines for choosing exact product dimensions within a given set of constraints.

Preferred numbers serve two purposes:

IEC 60063, Preferred number series for resistors and capacitors.

Where a finer grading is needed, additional preferred numbers are obtained by multiplying a power of two with a small odd integer:

One constant is that the preferred numbers always show bigger profits (or smaller losses) than do conventional net income figures based on generally accepted accounting principles.

He wore number 49 in reference to his mother's birth year since his preferred number 10 was already assigned to Guilherme in the 2012 season.

The French army engineer Col. Charles Renard proposed in the 1870s a set of preferred numbers for use with the metric system.

In August 2006, he was awarded the number 9 shirt at Middlesbrough, his preferred number at all his previous clubs.

Since last fall, when the phone company here first offered vanity numbers - the company likes to call them preferred numbers - nearly 4,000 customers have signed up.

Teixeira wears number 25 instead of his preferred number 23, since 23 is retired in honor of Don Mattingly.

With the departure of Ludovic Giuly over the summer break, Iniesta was able to switch his number 24 shirt for his preferred number 8.

ISO 3, Preferred numbers - Series of preferred numbers.