1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 2<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="guide" id="scientific" xml:lang="nn"> 3 4 <info> 5 <link type="guide" xref="index#number"/> 6 </info> 7 8 <title>Scientific Notation</title> 9 10 <p> 11 To enter numbers in scientific format use the <gui>×10x</gui> button (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq>). 12 The <link xref="superscript">number mode</link> automatically changes to superscript. 13 To enter 2×10¹⁰⁰, start by entering the mantissa (2): 14 </p> 15 <example> 16 <p> 17 2 18 </p> 19 </example> 20 <p> 21 Then press the scientific notation button (or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq>): 22 </p> 23 <example> 24 <p> 25 2×10 26 </p> 27 </example> 28 <p> 29 Then enter the exponent (100): 30 </p> 31 <example> 32 <p> 33 2×10¹⁰⁰ 34 </p> 35 </example> 36 <p> 37 To show results in scientific form change the <link xref="number-display">result format</link>. 38 </p> 39</page> 40