X11 Basic outputs wrong value for a negative expoent value

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X11 Basic outputs wrong value for a negative expoent value

Forum: MS WINDOWS version of X11-Basic

Creator: Eric Erpelding

Created: 2025-10-17

Updated: 2025-10-18

Eric Erpelding - 2025-10-17

In my version 1.27 X11 Basic MS Windows program I write
G1 = 6.6743e-011
but "Print G1" results in:
8.839635186158e-062
Why is this?

EDIT: To get the correct value I have to write this in the source code.

G1 = 6.6743/10^2
G1 = G1*10

then "Print G1" will give the correct value:
6.6743e-011

Last edit: Eric Erpelding 2025-10-17

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Eric Erpelding - 2025-10-17

Strange. ran this on another computer and got the correct result

G=6.67e-11
Print G

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Eric Erpelding - 2025-10-18

This comment is causing the problem!

G1 = 6.6743E-11 ' m^3 kg^-1 s^-2

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