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      <mal:name>Vincent Renardias</mal:name>
      <mal:email>vincent@ldsol.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>1998-2000.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Joaquim Fellmann</mal:name>
      <mal:email>joaquim@hrnet.fr</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2000.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Christophe Merlet</mal:name>
      <mal:email>redfox@redfoxcenter.org</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2000-2006.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Christophe Fergeau</mal:name>
      <mal:email>teuf@users.sourceforge.net</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2002-2003.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Sun G11n</mal:name>
      <mal:email>gnome_int_l10n@ireland.sun.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2002.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Robert-André Mauchin</mal:name>
      <mal:email>zebob.m@pengzone.org</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2006-2008.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Stéphane Raimbault</mal:name>
      <mal:email>stephane.raimbault@gmail.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2007.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Yannick Tailliez</mal:name>
      <mal:email>ytdispatch-libre@yahoo.com</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2008.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Claude Paroz</mal:name>
      <mal:email>claude@2xlibre.net</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2008-2010.</mal:years>
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    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Gérard Baylard</mal:name>
      <mal:email>gerard dot b at bbox dot fr</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2010</mal:years>
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	<title>Scientific Notation</title>
    
    <p>
    To enter numbers in scientific format use the <gui>×10x</gui> button (<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq>).
    The <link xref="superscript">number mode</link> automatically changes to superscript.
    To enter 2×10¹⁰⁰, start by entering the mantissa (2):
    </p>
    <example>
    <p>2</p>
    </example>
    <p>
    Then press the scientific notation button (or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq>):
    </p>
    <example>
    <p>
    2×10
    </p>
    </example>
    <p>
    Then enter the exponent (100):
    </p>
    <example>
    <p>
    2×10¹⁰⁰
    </p>
    </example>
    <p>
    To show results in scientific form change the <link xref="number-display">result format</link>.
    </p>
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