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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="guide"
+ id="number-display">
+
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#number"/>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Result Format</title>
+
+ <p>
+ The format used to display results can be changed from the <guiseq><gui>Calculator</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> menu.
+ </p>
+ <table>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>Decimal</p></td>
+ <td><p>Results are displayed as decimal numbers</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>Scientific</p></td>
+ <td><p>Results are displayed in <link xref="scientific">scientific notation</link></p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>Engineering</p></td>
+ <td><p>Results are displayed in scientific notation except the exponent is always a multiple of three</p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>Binary</p></td>
+ <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">binary numbers</link></p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>Octal</p></td>
+ <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">octal numbers</link></p></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><p>Hexadecimal</p></td>
+ <td><p>Results are displayed as <link xref="base">hexadecimal numbers</link></p></td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <p>
+ The number of decimal places, if trailing zeroes and if thousands separators are shown can also be configured.
+ </p>
+</page>