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------- Additional comments from [email protected] Mon Jan 24 21:32:52 
+0000 2011 -------
I agree with mrprogrammer:  it is important that the engineering notation have 
a stable and specifiable 
number of signifiant figures;  453 e6 / 100 does not equal 4 e6, nor the other 
way around.  Expansion and 
truncation of the number of digits displayed is contrary to the whole notion of 
significant digits.

Yes, the traditional scientific notation does this, but there are times it 
would be helpful to have both 
engineering notation and significant figures.  As has been pointed out, my 28 
year old calculator manages 
this format without difficulty. 

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