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EngineeringForm

FilledSmallSquare EngineeringForm[expr] prints with all real numbers in expr given in engineering notation.

FilledSmallSquare EngineeringForm[expr, n] prints with numbers given to n-digit precision.

FilledSmallSquare In "engineering notation" the exponent is always arranged to be a multiple of 3.

FilledSmallSquare EngineeringForm takes the same options as NumberForm, but uses a different default function for ExponentFunction.

FilledSmallSquare You can mix EngineeringForm and BaseForm.

FilledSmallSquare EngineeringForm acts as a "wrapper", which affects printing, but not evaluation.

FilledSmallSquare See Section 2.9.7.

FilledSmallSquare See also: ScientificForm, NumberForm.

FilledSmallSquare New in Version 1.

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