5.2 Basic Calculator Functions, continued
Entering scientific notation key
Press to enter a number in scientific notation.
Ex: To enter 12
40,
press 12 40. The display will show 12. 40
Display format exchange key
Press this key once to display the result of a calculation in the scientific notation system.
Ex: 10 3000 30000
➔
3. 04
Pushing the key once more displays the result of your calculation in the floating decimal
point system again.
See page 4 for diagrams of the display in floating decimal point system and in scientific
notation system.
Tabulation key
Pressing these keys lets you specify the number of decimal digits displayed in the result of a
calculation. You can specify from 0 to 9 decimal digits.
Ex: 11 0.12345 1.35795 3
➔
1.358
The tabulation function will remain active until you deactivate it— even if you turn the
calculator off. To deactivate this function, press the following keys:
Pi key
Press to enter the constant
π
(
π
= 3.141592654).
Random number key
Press these keys to generate uniform random numbers from 0.000 to 0.9999.
NOTE: Random number generation is not possible when binary/octal/hexadecimal base system
mode is set. See page 14 for information on setting different base system modes.
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2ndF
RND
F
↔
E
x
=
F
↔
E
F
↔
E
2ndF
TAB
x
=
.
F
↔
E
EXP
2ndF
π
EXP
EXP
2ndF
TAB
2ndF
TAB
5. Calculator
functions,
continued
2ndF
π
