ScientificText Command

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This command differs among variants of English:

  • StandardForm (UK)

  • ScientificText (US + Aus)
ScientificText( <Number> )

Creates a text displaying the given number in scientific notation.

The text is placed with the top left corner (Corner 4) of its box at the origin of the coordinate system.

ScientificText(0.002) gives 2 × 10-3.

ScientificText( <Number>, <Precision> )

Creates a text displaying the given number in scientific notation, rounded to the number of significant digits specified by precision.

ScientificText(e,5) gives 2.7183 × 100.