CoCoA:FloatStr

FloatStr

convert rational number to a float string

Description

These two functions convert a rational number X into a (decimal)

floating point string. The optional second argument Prec says how many

decimal digits to include in the mantissa; the default value is 10. Note that an exponent is always included; the only exception being the number zero which is converted to the string 0.

Example

  FloatStr(2/3);         -- last printed digit is rounded
6.666666667*10^(-1)
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  FloatStr(7^510);       -- no arbitrary limit on exponent range
1.000000938*10^431
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  FloatStr(1/81, 50);    -- precision of mantissa specified by user
1.2345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012346*10^(-2)
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  FloatStr(1/2);         -- trailing zeroes are not suppressed
5.000000000*10^(-1)
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Syntax

FloatStr(X:RAT):STRING
FloatStr(X:RAT, Prec:INT):STRING

DecimalStr

FloatApprox

   <type>rat</type>
   <type>string</type>