20 Jul
2006
20 Jul
'06
10:30 a.m.
According to dictionary.com a decimal point is a dot:
...when it's not a "period"(US) or "full stop" (UK). :) I rather
like the
space as a grouping operator---1 000 000 instead of 1,000,000 or
1.000.000. But why is it that no grouping is observed to the right of the
decimal? (e.g. 0.000 003).
Our common system of numeric notation is inadequate when it comes to
expressing precision. Does 1000 mean 1E3 or 1.0E3 or 1.00E3 or 1.000E3 or
something else?
But scientific notation has never really caught on with the masses. I
suspect that most adults don't even know what it is.
Cheers,
Chuck