HP71 Scale10() function

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HP71 Scale10() function

09-13-2022, 11:36 AM

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RE: HP71 Scale10() function

(09-13-2022 11:25 AM)Albert Chan Wrote: SCALE10(X,N) is safer than X*10^N, avoiding intermediates overflow/underflow

>SCALE10(1.2E345, -678)
1.2E-333
>SCALE10(1.2E-345, 678)
1.2E333

Nice to know.

Quote:Is there an "inverse" for SCALE10, to split number to mantissa/exponent?

Theres's EXPONENT(x), which returns the exponent of the normalized equivalent of x.

V.

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HP71 Scale10() function - KeithB - 09-12-2022, 06:55 PM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Joe Horn - 09-13-2022, 05:10 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Stefan_Titan2944A - 09-13-2022, 07:56 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Valentin Albillo - 09-13-2022, 10:23 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Albert Chan - 09-13-2022, 11:25 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Valentin Albillo - 09-13-2022 11:36 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - J-F Garnier - 09-13-2022, 11:52 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Valentin Albillo - 09-13-2022, 12:13 PM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Stefan_Titan2944A - 09-13-2022, 11:44 AM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - KeithB - 09-13-2022, 01:27 PM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - Stefan_Titan2944A - 09-13-2022, 02:02 PM

RE: HP71 Scale10() function - KeithB - 09-13-2022, 02:47 PM

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