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Is 1.0e-03 * 0.9734 equivalent to 0.9734 * 10^-3 = 0.0009734 ? Because I am not sure

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    – jojek ♦
    Mar 31, 2014 at 20:28

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When you have y = Xe-3 that's a shorter way of saying y = X * 10^-3. Since multiplication distributes and the e operator only looks for the next number by default, yes, 1e-3 * X = X * 1e-3 = X * 10^-3. Likewise for addition.

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Yes

>> 1.0e-03 * 0.9734
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