From 2fc9888d4bbf9b7766a544e1decb7189a3f2621e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yaroslav Halchenko Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 14:30:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Move description of n/a above "String values" to avoid any association - It somewhat addresses concern/discussion in https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/issues/1938 --- src/common-principles.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/common-principles.md b/src/common-principles.md index 0a42e4a885..e885cdb8c4 100644 --- a/src/common-principles.md +++ b/src/common-principles.md @@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ first letter in lower case (for example, `variable_name`, not `Variable_name`). Column names defined in the header MUST be separated with tabs as for the data contents. Furthermore, column names MUST NOT be blank (that is, an empty string) and MUST NOT be duplicated within a single TSV file. -String values containing tabs MUST be escaped using double quotes. Missing and non-applicable values MUST be coded as `n/a`. +String values containing tabs MUST be escaped using double quotes. Numerical values MUST employ the dot (`.`) as decimal separator and MAY be specified in scientific notation, using `e` or `E` to separate the significand from the exponent.