--- In [email protected], "Rick" <rdo...@...> wrote:
>
> I'm a little confused about how, when, (if) scientific notation gets used.

Are you talking about printf conversion specifiers, namely %g? If so, the 
manual says:

"Style e [scientific] is used if the exponent from its conversion is less than 
-4 or greater than or equal to the precision."

Otherwise non-scientific style f is used. Does that help?

John

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