Unexpected Result for InputForm
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg47583] Unexpected Result for InputForm
- From: Harold.Noffke at wpafb.af.mil (Harold Noffke)
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 05:21:42 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
$Version "5.0 for Microsoft Windows [2000] (November 18, 2003)"
MathGroup:
In[5]:=
$NumberMarks
Out[5]=
Automatic
In[6]:=
x=1234567890.12345678901234567890;
In[7]:=
InputForm[x]
Out[7]//InputForm=
1.2345678901234567890123456789`29.091514977212704*^9
In Out[7], the `29 says there are 29 digits (correct); the *^9 says
x10**9 (correct); but the .091514977212704 in between I can't figure
out. What does this string of numbers mean, and where is it's
documentation?
Thanks.
Harold