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9 <title>Result Format</title>
12 The format used to display results can be changed from the <guiseq><gui>Calculator</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> menu.
16 <td><p>Decimal</p></td>
17 <td><p>Results are displayed as decimal numbers</p></td>
20 <td><p>Scientific</p></td>
21 <td><p>Results are displayed in <link xref="scientific">scientific notation</link></p></td>
24 <td><p>Engineering</p></td>
25 <td><p>Results are displayed in scientific notation except the exponent is always a multiple of three</p></td>
28 <td><p>Binary</p></td>
29 <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">binary numbers</link></p></td>
33 <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">octal numbers</link></p></td>
36 <td><p>Hexadecimal</p></td>
37 <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">hexadecimal numbers</link></p></td>
41 The number of decimal places, if trailing zeroes and if thousands separators are shown can also be configured.