Casio CFX-9850G PLUS, User'S Manual & Technical Reference

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Symbol Meaning Unit
E Exa 10
18
P Peta 10
15
T Tera 10
12
G Giga 10
9
M Mega 10
6
k kilo 10
3
Before Starting Calculations...
1 - 1
u u
u u
u
To specify the number of significant digits (Sci)
Example To specify three significant digits
2
(Sci)
4
(3)
Press the function key that corresponds to
the number of significant digits you want to
specify (
n
= 0 to 9).
• Displayed values are rounded off to the number of significant digits you specify.
• Specifying 0 makes the number of significant digits 10.
u u
u u u
To specify the exponential display range (Norm 1/Norm 2)
Press
3
(Norm) to switch between Norm 1 and Norm 2.
Norm 1:
10 –2 (0.01)>| x |, | x |
>
10 10
Norm 2: 10
–9
(0.000000001)>|
x
|, |
x
|
>
10
10
u u
u u
u
To specify the engineering notation display (Eng)
Press
4
(Eng) to switch between engineering notation and standard notation.
The indicator “/E” is on the display while engineering notation is in effect.
The following are the 11 engineering notation symbols used by this calculator.
• The engineering symbol that makes the mantissa a value from 1 to 1000 is
automatically selected by the calculator when engineering notation is in effect.
Symbol Meaning Unit
m milli 10
–3
µ
micro 10
–6
n nano 10
–9
p pico 10
–12
f femto 10
–15