Questions tagged [number-form]
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PaddedForm - DigitBlock only respected for non-padding
I'm trying to pad some binary and hexadecimal numbers using PaddedForm, and also to separate the digits into blocks of 4. For example, I'd like a number like ...
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Why don't AccountingForm, NumberForm and DecimalForm print more decimals?
I have the following set of equations:
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How to extract angle $0 \le \varphi < 2 \pi$ from a complex number $a + i \, b$?
Suppose you have a complex number of the standard shape $z = a + i \, b$ (where $a$ and $b$ are real numbers). How can we convert it to the polar shape $z = A \, e^{i \varphi}$? More specifically, I ...
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How to use Power with NumberForm?
Being in need of calculating the following numbers with 18 decimals of precision: $2^{2^{-x}}, x\in{\mathbb{N}}$.
I looked for what built-in symbols can help me and found Power and NumberForm. I tried ...
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How to enter a repeating decimal in Mathematica
I don't understand how to manipulate numbers with repeating decimal in Wolfram Mathematica language.
For example 0.3... does not work as input and I don't see how ...
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Correct way to format numbers
I have defined the following function:
randvec[mag_]:= mag Normalize[Table[RandomReal[], {j, 1, 4}]]
I would like to format the numbers in the list so that they ...
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Concatenate a variable with a string
I have a little problem with a variable and a string. I built a game with a panel that shows a random word,the player clicks "Yes" if he knows the meaning and clicks "No" otherwise....
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Rounding Issue with a number containing “`”
I would like to round a number saved in a weird format (I have no idea what the "`" means, could someone explain?) to 3 digits:
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Specific number form to CForm to String
I am using a custom function to transform my expressions to a specific NumberForm but when I subsequently do ...
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Strange behavior of NumberForm with ScientificNotationThreshold option inside Dynamic
Using the ScientificNotationThreshold option inside NumberForm causes erroneous behavior and generates a mystifying error message when used inside Dynamic.
For example, running
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Number definition and approximation
I run these lines:
a = 0.833
SetPrecision[a, 20]
and this is the output:
0.833
0.83299999999999996270
I expected to ...
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Data in Atom Form
I am loading a dataset into Mathematica and the format is always recognized as an Atom String:
DS[All, 4]
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Why does NumberForm disturb the output of Rationalize? [duplicate]
I am currently using Rationalize after NumberForm in order to check if the some values of my function are in the ...
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Augment Export function to support custom number formatting
It's a shame that the Export framework provides no support for custom formatting of real numbers. Is it possible to augment the framework so that a "NumberForm" ...
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NumberForm with fixed width and exponent as “e+00” or “e-02”
I wish to export a matrix of real numbers out to a txt file in which the entries have the MatLab form:
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Why do I get badly formatted numerical results when I use StringForm?
The following example prints the square and cube of numbers from 0.5 to 6
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Decimal format in Mathematica exported output
I am using ReadList to read an input file as Table format, and exporting the results. The ...
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Print integer number fraction as string of numerator and denominator
I want to convert an integer number fraction as text with a certain font, size and color:
Example:
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Rounding a number to decimal places and keeping a trailing zero
It's often useful for me to round numbers to some decimal place for printing on a graph or figure. I usually do this by:
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How to avoid this type of change of digits in computed numbers?
Is there a way to avoid the digits being changed?
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Keep the format when output is copied and pasted
I have an output and I would like to copy and paste it into another .nb file.
When I copy paste using Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v. I get
When I copy paste using Ctrl+Shift+c and Ctrl+v. I get
Or When I use ...
