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Format a number in scientific notation

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URL: http://reusablecode.blogspot.com/2008/09/format-number-in-scientific-notation.html

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  1. <?php
  2.     /*
  3.     Copyright (c) 2008, reusablecode.blogspot.com; some rights reserved.
  4.     
  5.     This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. To view
  6.     a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or
  7.     send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California
  8.     94305, USA.
  9.     */
  10.  
  11.     // Express a number in scientific notation.
  12.     function formatScientific($someFloat)
  13.     {
  14.         $power = ($someFloat % 10) - 1;
  15.         return ($someFloat / pow(10, $power)) . "e" . $power;
  16.     }
  17. ?>

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