converting an engineering string to a general number

[Shakti211]

Old thread, I know. 

0.11 is not same as 0.110000. The first one has two significant figures. The second one has 6 significant figures. Many times I get answers in Exponent form to get a lower number of significant figures.

[altenbach]

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@Shakti211 wrote:

Many times I get answers in Exponent form to get a lower number of significant figures.

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Exponent form is convenient if the values are very small or very large.

The number of significant digits is given by the problem and independent of any formatting.