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ScientificForm

  • ScientificForm[ expr ] prints with all real numbers in expr given in scientific notation.
  • ScientificForm takes the same options as NumberForm, but uses a different default function for ExponentFunction.
  • You can mix ScientificForm and BaseForm.
  • ScientificForm acts as a "wrapper", which affects printing, but not evaluation.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.8.7.
  • See also: EngineeringForm, NumberForm.

    Further Examples

    You can write numbers in scientific notation.

    In[1]:=

    Out[1]//ScientificForm=

    This groups the digits into blocks of three, separating the groups by a space.

    In[2]:=

    Out[2]//ScientificForm=



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