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AccountingForm

AccountingForm[expr]
prints with all numbers in expr given in standard accounting notation.

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

Details and Options Details and Options

AccountingForm never uses scientific notation.
AccountingForm uses parentheses to indicate negative numbers.
The following options can be given:

	DigitBlock	Infinity	number of digits between breaks
	ExponentFunction	Automatic	function to apply to exponents
	ExponentStep	1	steps by which exponents can increase
	NumberFormat	Automatic	function used to assemble mantissa, base, and exponent
	NumberMultiplier	""	string to use to indicate multiplication
	NumberPadding	{"",""}	strings to use for left and right padding
	NumberPoint	"."	decimal point string
	NumberSeparator	{","," "}	string to insert at breaks between blocks
	NumberSigns	{{"(",")"},""}	strings to use for signs of negative and positive numbers
	SignPadding	False	whether to insert padding after the sign

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

Examples Examples open all close all

Basic Examples (1)Basic Examples (1)

In accounting form, negative numbers and scientific notation are not used:

Out[1]//AccountingForm=

Scope (5)Scope (5)

Options (10)Options (10)

Properties & Relations (2)Properties & Relations (2)

Possible Issues (1)Possible Issues (1)

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See Also See Also

PaddedForm NumberForm Column

Tutorials Tutorials

Output Formats for Numbers

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Display of Numbers

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