E-format

noun

A scientific notation for floating point numbers in which e.g. 51.75 would be represented as 0.5175E+02 (meaning 0.5175 × 10²)

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nounE-format (uncountable)

alternative e format

  1. uncountablecomputingA scientific notation for floating point numbers in which e.g. 51.75 would be represented as 0.5175E+02 (meaning 0.5175 × 10²)
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