Controlling the Display Format

The DSP menu (press D) gives you options for formatting numbers. You can pick the number of decimal places to be displayed, and whether to use a comma or a period to “punctuate” your numbers.

Decimal Places

To change the number of displayed decimal places, first press the D key. Then either:

„Press , type the number of decimal places you want (from 0 to 11), and press I; or

„Press to see a number as precisely as possible at any time (12 digits maximum).

Internal Precision

Changing the number of displayed decimal places affects what you see, but does not affect the internal representation of numbers. The number inside the calculator always has 12 digits.

You see only these

...but these digits are

digits in

 

2...

also present internally.

 

Temporarily SHOWing ALL

To temporarily see a number with full precision, press @S.This shows you the ALL format for as long as you hold down S.

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