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In T119226#2412237 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119226#2412237>, @Tobias1984 wrote: > Here is some information of the range of values the API accepts: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Statements#Quantitative_values > > We probably need more testing so things like 1e-123 arrive as: > > 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 > > and 1.0e-123 arrives as: > > 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010 > > Those are some rather important edge cases. The API works more like a metrologist or engineering software where trailing zeros are preserved. But I am also not an expert in this topic. I feel like you would want to preserve sig figs although that could probably be replaced with lower/upper bound which would be more incompliance with other values. TASK DETAIL https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119226 EMAIL PREFERENCES https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailpreferences/ To: I_is_chan Cc: I_is_chan, Addshore, matej_suchanek, Xqt, Liuxinyu970226, DD063520, thiemowmde, Tobias1984, Aklapper, StudiesWorld, pywikibot-bugs-list, ArthurPSmith, Astuthiodit_1, karapayneWMDE, Invadibot, PotsdamLamb, Jyoo1011, maantietaja, JohnsonLee01, SHEKH, Dijkstra, ItamarWMDE, Khutuck, Akuckartz, Zkhalido, Viztor, Nandana, Wenyi, Lahi, Gq86, GoranSMilovanovic, QZanden, Tbscho, MayS, LawExplorer, Framawiki, Mdupont, JJMC89, Dvorapa, _jensen, rosalieper, Altostratus, Avicennasis, Scott_WUaS, mys_721tx, Wikidata-bugs, aude, jayvdb, Ricordisamoa, Masti, Alchimista, Mbch331
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