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RE: Decimal point in printed numbers

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  • Subject: [mg41596] RE: [mg41577] Decimal point in printed numbers
  • From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 04:57:28 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Jan,

Use NumberForm[N[x],...] and its options to control the print format of
numbers.

David Park
djmp at earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/

From: Jan Rychter [mailto:jan at rychter.com]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net

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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