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Basic Calculations

kNumber of Decimal Places, Number of Significant Digits, Normal
Display Range[SET UP] - [Display] - [Fix] / [Sci] / [Norm]

 

Even after you specify the number of decimal places or the number of signifi cant digits, internal calculations are still performed using a 15-digit mantissa, and displayed values are stored with a 10-digit mantissa. Use Rnd of the Numeric Calculation Menu (NUM)

(page 2-4-1) to round the displayed value off to the number of decimal place and signifi cant digit settings.

Number of decimal place (Fix) and signifi cant digit (Sci) settings normally remain in effect until you change them or until you change the normal display range (Norm) setting.

Example

100 6 = 16.66666666...

Condition

Operation

Display

 

 

 

 

100/6w

16.66666667

4 decimal places!m(SET UP) f (or c 12 times)

*1

 

1(Fix)ewJw

 

16.6667

5 signifi cant digits

!m(SET UP) f (or c 12 times)

*1

 

2(Sci)fwJw

 

1.6667E+01
Cancels specifi cation

!m(SET UP) f (or c 12 times)

 

 

3(Norm)Jw

16.66666667

 

 

 

*1 Displayed values are rounded off to the place you specify.

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