| When entering a real number, you can use the V key to enter the exponent and the ³ key to change the sign of the exponent or mantissa. |
| The integral part of a logarithm is called the index or characteristic, and the fractional part the mantissa. |
| Internal operations use 15-digit mantissa. |
| In scientific notation, a number is displayed with its mantissa at the left and a two-digit exponent at the right. |
| Answer Memory can store up to 12 digits for the mantissa and two digits for the exponent. |
| In the JPL scheme, the total power of each sample is computed and stored in 2 bytes, one for the mantissa and one for the exponent. |
