Re: 1e15 notation

[Julian S. <ju...@ci...>]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Andrew Pennebaker
<and...@gm...> wrote:
> (format nil "~r" 1e15) => "nine hundred and ninety-nine trillion, nine
> hundred and ninety-nine billion, nine hundred and ninety-five million, nine
> hundred and four thousand"

Try (format nil "~r" 1L15) or set *read-default-float-format*.
 (see http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/v_rd_def.htm)

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Julian Squires