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Engineering Format ({
})
ENG format displays a number in a manner similar to scientific notation, except
that the exponent is a multiple of three (there can be up to three digits before the
"
" or "
" radix mark). This format is most useful for scientific and engineering
calculations that use units specified in multiples of 10
3
(such as micro–, milli–, and
kilo–units.)
After the prompt,
_, type in the number of digits you want after the first
significant digit. For 10 or 11 places, press
Ë
0 or
Ë
1.
For example, in the number
, the "2", "3", "4", and "6" are the
significant digits after the first significant digit you see when the calculator is
set to ENG 4 display mode. The "3" following the "
" is the (multiple of 3)
exponent of 10: 123.46 x 10
3
.
Pressing
_
or
º
]
will cause the exponent display for the number
being displayed to change in multiples of 3. For example, in the number
, first
_
or
º
]
will convert the displayed value to
, which is nearby ENG format of 3’s multiple exponent.
When you continue pressing
_
, it convert the value to
by shifting
the decimal point three place to the right and convert the exponent to the next
lower multiples of 3;
º
]
will convert the value to
by
shifting the decimal point three place to the left and convert the exponent to the
next higher multiples of 3.
ALL Format ({
})
ALL
format displays a number as precisely as possible (12 digits maximum). If all
the digits don't fit in the display, the number is automatically displayed in scientific
format: 123,456.
SHOWing Full 12–Digit Precision
Changing the number of displayed decimal places affects what you see, but it
does not affect the internal representation of numbers. Any number stored
internally always has 12 digits.
For example, in the number 14.8745632019, you see only "14.8746" when the
display mode is set to FIX 4, but the last six digits ("632019") are present
internally in the calculator.
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