You can also do arithmetic with the values stored in variables. For example, 2 s* (in the MU%C menu) multiplies the current contents of M%C by 2 and stores the product in M%C.
Scientific Notation
Scientific notation is useful when working with very large or very small numbers. Scientific notation shows a small number (less than 10) times 10 raised to a power. For example, the 1984 Gross National Product of the United States was $3,662,800,000,000. In scientific notation, this is 3.6628 x1012. For very small numbers the decimal point is moved to the right and 10 is raised to a negative power. For example, 0.00000752 can be written as 7.52 x 10−6.
When a calculation produces a result with more than 12 digits, the number is automatically displayed in scientific notation, using a capital E in place of “x10^”.
Remember that &changes the sign of the entire number, and not of the exponent. Use
Type in the numbers 4.78 x 1013 and −2.36 x 10−15.
Keys: | Display: | Description: |
4.78 @\13 | | Pressing @\starts the |
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| exponent. |
@c | | Clears number. |
2.36 @\- | | Pressing |
15 | | exponent makes it |
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| negative. |
& | | Pressing &makes the |
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| entire number negative. |
@c | | Clears number. |
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