Template:10^

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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[edit]

To render 3.14×10⁻¹², instead of writing 3.14 × 10<sup>−12</sup> you can write 3.14{{x10^|-12}}:

{{x10^|b}} → ×10^b

{{10^|b}} → 10^b

{{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}}[ → ]×10^b[

]{{10^|b}}[ → ]10^b[

]{{x10^|-12}}[ → ]×10⁻¹²[

]{{10^|-12}}[ → ]10⁻¹²[

Delimiters[edit]

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[edit]

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 1.2×10^{1 − 2} (1.2{{x10^|1 − 2}}).

Explicit plus sign[edit]

To explicitly display the + character, write 1.2{{x10^|4|plus}} which will produce 1.2×10⁺⁴.

Forcing text display[edit]

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[edit]

Category:Articles using x10^ with no parameters (0) – a hidden category which may be added to pages using Template:E