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Decimal point in printed numbers

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• Subject: [mg41577] Decimal point in printed numbers
• From: Jan Rychter <jan at rychter.com>
• Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 05:25:27 -0400 (EDT)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

I'm generating labels for axes in a plot. If I numericalize (N[]) them,
I get a decimal point after each number, even if there is no fractional
part. If I don't I risk getting rationals (1/2). What is the preferred
solution?

I guess I could either convert everything to reals (using N[]) and
change the printed representation (but I couldn't find out how to get
rid of the decimal point reading the manuals), or try to stick with
precise numbers and only convert if fractions result. Is there a way to
do that?

--J.

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