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Scientific Notation
Scientific notation is used to represent numbers that are too large or too small to fit in the display. For example, if you enter the number 10,000,000 x 10,000,000 =, the result is 1.00E14, which means one times ten to the fourteenth power, or 1.00 with the decimal point
moved fourteen places to the right. You can enter this number by pressing J\ zJY. The E stands for exponent of ten.
Exponents can also be negative for very small numbers. The number 0.000000000004 is displayed as
Interchanging the Period and Comma
To switch between the period and comma (United States and International display) used as the decimal point and digit separator, press \8.
For example, one million can be displayed as 1,000,000.00 or 1.000.000,00. Pressing \8, toggles between these options.
Rounding Numbers
The calculator stores and calculates using
desirable, use \}to round the number to the displayed format before using it in a
calculation. Rounding numbers is useful when you want the actual (dollars and cents) monthly payment.
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