In python a floating-point number must be written using scientific notation?
Computers and Technology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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No, in Python, a floating-point number does not have to be written using scientific notation. Python allows floating-point numbers to be specified in a standard decimal format as well as in scientific notation when convenient or necessary.
For example, a standard decimal floating-point number can be written as: ```python number = 0.123 ```
However, when dealing with very large or very small numbers, scientific notation can be helpful to maintain readability and precision. Scientific notation in Python uses an 'e' or 'E' to indicate the power of 10.
For example, the same number in scientific notation would be: ```python number scientific = 1.23e-1 # This is equivalent to 0.123