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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="guide"
id="number-display">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#number"/>
</info>
<title>Result Format</title>
<p>
To change the format used to display results, press the menu button in the
top-right corner of the window and select the number format to use from the menu.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td><p><gui>Automatic</gui></p></td>
<td><p>Small results are displayed as <gui>Fixed</gui> notation while long results are displayed as <gui>Scientific</gui> notation</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><gui>Fixed</gui></p></td>
<td><p>Results are always displayed as decimal numbers</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><gui>Scientific</gui></p></td>
<td><p>Results are displayed in <link xref="scientific">scientific notation</link></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><gui>Engineering</gui></p></td>
<td><p>Results are displayed in scientific notation except the exponent is always a multiple of three</p></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
The number of decimal places, if trailing zeroes and if thousands separators are shown can also be configured in <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.
</p>
</page>
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