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Scientific notation displaying math - ELEStudent - 08-27-2020 03:35 PM
When using the EEX key to convert metric the calculator does not show the original math.
Ex - Issue
Input: 50E3
Input shown above: 50000 (I want 50E3)
Output: 50000
Ex - Working
Input: 5+3
Input shown above: 5+3
Output: 8
RE: Scientific notation displaying math - toml_12953 - 08-27-2020 05:38 PM
(08-27-2020 03:35 PM)ELEStudent Wrote: When using the EEX key to convert metric the calculator does not show the original math.
Ex - Issue
Input: 50E3
Input shown above: 50000 (I want 50E3)
Output: 50000
Ex - Working
Input: 5+3
Input shown above: 5+3
Output: 8
Maybe you want engineering notation, not scientific. Engineering notation keeps exponents divisible by 3 so you get numbers in terms of milli, centi, etc.