HP 40G manual Setting Options

Setting	Options (Continued)
Number	The number format mode you set is the
Format	number format used in both HOME and
	the current aplet.
	Standard. Full-precision display.
	Fixed. Displays results rounded to a
	number of decimal places. Example:
	123.456789 becomes 123.46 in Fixed 2
	format.
	Scientific. Displays results with an
	exponent, one digit to the left of the
	decimal point, and the specified number
	of decimal places. Example: 123.456789
	becomes 1.23E2 in Scientific 2 format.
	Engineering. Displays result with an
	exponent that is a multiple of 3, and the
	specified number of significant digits
	beyond the first one. Example: 123.456E7
	becomes 1.23E9 in Engineering 2 format.
	Fraction. Displays results as fractions
	based on the specified number of decimal
	places. Examples: 123.456789 becomes
	123 in Fraction 2 format, and .333
	becomes 1/3 and 0.142857 becomes 1/7.
	See “Using fractions” on page 1-24.
Decimal	Dot or Comma. Displays a number as
Mark	12456.98 (Dot mode) or as 12456,98
	(Comma mode). Dot mode uses commas
	to separate elements in lists and matrices,
	and to separate function arguments.
	Comma mode uses periods (dot) as
	separators in these contexts.

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