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Re: [50g] Re: Numeric Display Modes

2009-07-23 by aa0p

Believe I read in 50g material that the calculator always does things to
12 place accuracy but only displays as whatever the operator configures
the display (it is their preferance).

rickwendel763242 wrote:
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>
> Appendix C in the 50G users manual explains what the reasoning is
> behind this. From that you may be able to extrapolate something.
> Approximate mode doesn't allow maximum precision but you have to have
> it on if you want to use engineering format. I work with nanoseconds
> with 3 significant digits and I've never been beat in accuracy yet.
> I'd be interested to know just how accurate this is, in engineering
> format at 10-12.
>
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