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NumberForm
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NumberFormat
NumberFormat
is an option for
NumberForm
and related functions which specifies how the mantissa, base and exponent should be assembled into a final print form.
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With the setting
NumberFormat->
f
, the function
f
is supplied with three arguments: the mantissa, base and exponent of each number to be printed.
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The arguments are all given as strings.
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When no exponent is to be printed, the third argument is given as
""
.
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The function
f
must return the final format for the number.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
Display numbers in a Fortran-like form:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]//NumberForm=
Display only the mantissas:
In[3]:=
Out[3]//NumberForm=
Display the exponents after converting to scientific form:
In[4]:=
Out[4]//NumberForm=
SEE ALSO
ExponentFunction
NumberForm
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