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0 pointsEcco5y ago0 comments

Want to be nerdy and use powers-of-ten? Fine by me! But then please go all the way: $4E10!!!

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jabl5y ago

Perhaps the parent prefers engineering notation, which uses exponents that are a multiple of three?

Got me.

That's normalized scientific notation, nothing wrong with 10E9. This is also allowed in several programming languages such as python.

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0 pointsEcco5y ago0 comments

Want to be nerdy and use powers-of-ten? Fine by me! But then please go all the way: $4E10!!!

jabl5y ago

Perhaps the parent prefers engineering notation, which uses exponents that are a multiple of three?

Got me.

That's normalized scientific notation, nothing wrong with 10E9. This is also allowed in several programming languages such as python.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse