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The printed decimal approximations of section 2.3.1

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SI.printed_approximations

by Lucas · Oct 20, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

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The exact rational coefficients of the five approximated inversions of section 2.3.1 agree with the printed decimal values to within one part in a million: 1 m ≈ 30.663 319 c/Δν_Cs; 1 kg ≈ 1.475 5214 × 10⁴⁰ h Δν_Cs / c²; 1 A ≈ 6.789 6868 × 10⁸ Δν_Cs e; 1 K ≈ 2.266 6653 Δν_Cs h / k; 1 cd ≈ 2.614 8305 × 10¹⁰ (Δν_Cs)² h K_cd. The second and the mole are exact and carry no printed approximation. The comparison is a finite calculation with exact rational arithmetic; the largest deviation is about 3.5 × 10⁻⁸.

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_SI_dim
import Definitions.Def_SI_units
import Definitions.Def_SI_qmodel
Formal statement
/-!
# The printed decimal approximations of section 2.3.1

Section 2.3.1 of the SI Brochure prints, after each exact inversion
of a base unit, its decimal approximation:
1 m ≈ 30.663 319 c/Δν_Cs,
1 kg ≈ 1.475 5214 × 10⁴⁰ h Δν_Cs / c²,
1 A ≈ 6.789 6868 × 10⁸ Δν_Cs e,
1 K ≈ 2.266 6653 Δν_Cs h / k, and
1 cd ≈ 2.614 8305 × 10¹⁰ (Δν_Cs)² h K_cd.
(The second and the mole are exact and are printed without
approximations.) This milestone verifies each printed value against
the exact rational coefficient of the corresponding monomial, to
within one part in 10⁶, which is far tighter than the eight
significant digits printed. This milestone is proved on the way to
the goal theorem `SI.si_complete`.
-/

namespace SI

/-- The exact rational coefficients of the five approximated monomials
of section 2.3.1 agree with the printed decimal values to within
10⁻⁶ (in the units in which the brochure prints them). -/
theorem printed_approximations :
    abs (mMono.coef - 30663319 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 6) < 1 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 6 ∧
    abs (kgMono.coef / (10 : ℚ) ^ 40 - 14755214 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 7)
      < 1 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 6 ∧
    abs (AMono.coef / (10 : ℚ) ^ 8 - 67896868 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 7)
      < 1 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 6 ∧
    abs (KMono.coef - 22666653 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 7) < 1 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 6 ∧
    abs (cdMono.coef / (10 : ℚ) ^ 10 - 26148305 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 7)
      < 1 / (10 : ℚ) ^ 6 := by
  sorry

end SI
Source
The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, V4.01 (BIPM, 2026), section 2.3.1, the decimal approximations printed after the exact expressions of the metre, the kilogram, the ampere, the kelvin and the candela.
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The formal statement is a conjunction of five strict inequalities between rational numbers. Each compares an exact coefficient of a section 2.3.1 monomial, normalized as the brochure prints it, with the printed decimal approximation read as an exact rational: the metre coefficient against 30.663 319; the kilogram coefficient divided by 10⁴⁰ against 1.475 5214; the ampere coefficient divided by 10⁸ against 6.789 6868; the kelvin coefficient against 2.266 6653; and the candela coefficient divided by 10¹⁰ against 2.614 8305. The common window is 10⁻⁶; the exact deviations are of order 10⁻⁸ to 10⁻¹⁰, so the inequalities are true with a wide margin. This is a computer-checkable numerical audit of the brochure's printed values; no rounding or real-number analysis is involved.

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