Template:X10^
The {10^} and {x10^} templates are intended to facilitate and make uniform scientific notation numbers. The {10^} template works exactly as described below except that it does not generate a multiplication ("×") symbol.
Usage
To render 3.14×10−12, instead of writing 3.14 × 10<sup>−12</sup> you can write 3.14{x10^|-12}:
- {x10^|b} → ×10b
- {10^|b} → 10b
- {x10^|-12} → ×10−12
- {10^|-12} → 10−12
The first output character for {x10^} is a non-breaking thin-space ("]" and "[" are used to illustrate the effects):
- ]{x10^|b}[ → ]×10b[
- ]{10^|b}[ → ]10b[
- ]{x10^|-12}[ → ]×10−12[
- ]{10^|-12}[ → ]10−12[
Delimiters
The template uses gaps or commas, per {Val}.
- 1.2{x10^|12341} → 1.2×1012341
See #Forcing text display to turn this off.
Text and number recognition
By default, the template recognizes both text and numbers. That is, typing 3.14{x10^|-12} will produce 3.14×10−12, with the proper minus sign ("−"), rather than with a hyphen ("-"). However, typing A{x10^|-BC} will produce A×10-BC since BC is not a number. In those cases, you need to write A{x10^|−BC} to produce the correct A×10−BC.
A minus sign also has to be provided for cases like 1.2×101 − 2 (1.2{x10^|1 − 2}).
Explicit plus sign
To explicitly display the + character, write 1.2{x10^|4|plus} which will produce 1.2×10+4.
Forcing text display
To force the template to display the input as text, and forgo the automatic delimitation and the recognition of the hyphen as a minus sign, write 1.2{x10^|−42342|text}, which will display 1.2×10−42342 instead of 1.2×10−42342. This can also be used as an alternative to explicitly display the plus sign (1.2{x10^|+4|text} gives 1.2×10+4), but remember that you also lose delimitation if you do it this way.
Tracking category
- Category:Articles using x10^ with no parameters (0) – a hidden category which may be added to pages using Template:E
See also
- m:Template:e
- {e-sp}, a more spaced version of {x10^}.
- {val}
- {scinote}