Expressions that return a decimal number, even if it ends in .0, are known as floating point expressions.
Examples include:
Floating Point Expressions |
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3/7 |
float(56) |
sin(2*pi) |
Very large and small floating point numbers may also be represented in scientific E notation (added in version 0.9.9.46). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_notation
Scientific E Notation | |
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E Notation | Decimal Number |
2e0 | 2 |
3e2 | 300 |
1.234e10 | 12340000000 |
-5.3e4 | -53000 |
2e-1 | 0.2 |
5.12e-9 | 0.00000000512 |