0003177: Real numbers with scale factors in digital delays

All,
    I have found an inconsistency in the 2.3.1 version of the LRM. In
particular on page 15 is says ...

    Scale factors are not allowed to be used in defining digital delays
(e.g., #5u).

However, the BNF uses delay_value to represent a digital delay, and on
page 331 it says that delay_value may be a real number, and on page 351
a real number is allowed to have a scale factor.

This conflict within the LRM should be eliminated. I see no reason for
this restriction, and in fact one existing commercial implementation
allows this, seemingly without difficulty. I believe having arbitrary
restrictions like this in the language reduces its usability and in this
case it reduces it readability. I propose that we delete the restriction
on page 15.

I would like to get this issue put on the agenda for an upcoming
meeting. It's ID in Mantis is 0003177.

-Ken

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