On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 08:25:46 +0100
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > You missed the big one. What the hell is 1.0e6? Shouldn't that be
> > 1.0x10^6?
> 
> Uh, 1.0e6 is quite a usual variant of scientific notation for 1.0 *
> 10^6. The "e" stands for "exponent".

Thanks, (Paul too)

For some reason when I saw that "e" I couldn't think of anything but
"2.71828..."

Kevin


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