ScientificText Command

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This command differs among variants of English:

  • StandardForm (UK)

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

Displays the number in scientific notation

ScientificText(0.002) gives 2 × 10-3.

ScientificText( <Number>, <Precision> )

Displays the number in scientific notation, rounded to the number of significant digits specified by precision

ScientificText(e,5) gives 2.7183 × 100.