---
name: "tech-unit-suffix-vs-scale"
title: "Chart unit suffix ≠ scale"
description: "Display unit labels must not silently convert values; pair with explicit multiplier"
type: "tech"
category: "standards"
tags: ["tech", "standards", "design"]
related: ["[[tech-flat-design-semantic-tokens]]", "[[feedback-fail-loud]]"]
---
If a formatter shows `min`/`h`/`ms`, it must not convert magnitudes unless the multiplier is explicit.

Smell: values that can never reach "60 minutes" if unit is wrong. Related: [[tech-flat-design-semantic-tokens]].