Hello,

Here is a little explanation how they made the values:
Resistance value
As for the standard resistance value, the values used can be divided like a logarithm.
For example, in the case of E3, The values [1], [2.2], [4.7] and [10] are used. They divide 10 into three, like a logarithm.
In the case of E6 : [1], [1.5], [2.2], [3.3], [4.7], [6.8], [10].
In the case of E12 : [1], [1.2], [1.5], [1.8], [2.2], [2.7], [3.3], [3.9], [4.7], [5.6], [6.8], [8.2], [10].
It is because of this that the resistance value is seen at a glance to be a discrete value.
The resistance value is displayed using the color code( the colored bars/the colored stripes ), because the average resistor is too small to have the value printed on it with numbers.
You had better learn the color code, because almost all resistors of 1/2W or less use the color code to display the resistance value.

This info comes from this page:
http://www.piclist.com/images/www/hobby_elec/e_resistor.htm

Bertus

 

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