From: Michael W. <joh...@gm...> - 2014-03-06 20:35:11
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Hugo Coolens <hugo.coolens <at> kuleuven.be> writes: > > Is there a way to represent numerical results in maxima in so called > engineering notation? (Engineering notation is a version of scientific > notation in which the powers of ten must be multiples of three) > > e.g. 0.0045 is represented as 4.5e-3 > > thanks in advance and with kind regards, > hugo > As an electrical engineer, this feature would be very useful. Everything we do is in SI units X^[+/-(3, 6, 9, 12, or rarely 15)]. I see that the feature request has been made and this email is intended primarily to show that there is a need for it to be added. In addition to the requester's main request, I would also like to clarify that setting the number of displayed digits after the decimal point would be very useful. The tolerances on most components are such that exact results are of no greater use than rounded ones and only serve to make displaying them less clear. Thanks, Michael |