13 May
2010
13 May
'10
1:46 p.m.
On 13 May 2010 at 11:18, Fred Cisin wrote:
40+ years ago, superscripts were rather awkward to do
with a
typewriter, so many working scientists started using E (not as
appealing as "burp"). 6.02 E 23 5 E 10 etc.
You know that I know that, Fred. Shall we use "D" for the base to a
double-precision exponent. But "burp" is easy to say and can be
spelled in most languages. "E" maybe not so much.
(Which sidetracks me to the pronounciation of "euro". It must really
grate on various nationalities that it's not pronouced "oy-ro". But
I digress).
Similarly, we need another simple one-syllable designator for
negative exponents. How about "pop"?
--Chuck