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Decimal

Format

decimal ( expression )
decimal expression

Description

Defines the maximum number of decimal places (0-16) to convert when a floating point number is changed into a string. This does not change the internal precision of numeric calculations but only changes how they are displayed or stored as a string. By default a maximum of 6 decimal digits will display.

Example

print 2/3
decimal 10
print 2/3
decimal 15
print 2/3

will print

0.666667
0.6666666667
0.666666666666667

See Also

Print, String

New To Version

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