User`s manual

Using the Debugger
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Scientific Notation
The scientific notation format provides a convenient way to enter
and display a floating point decimal number. Internally, the
number is assembled into a packed decimal number and then
converted into a number of the specified data type.
Entering data in this format requires the following fields:
❏ An optional sign bit (+ or -).
❏ One decimal digit followed by a decimal point.
❏ Up to 17 decimal digits (at least one must be entered).
❏ An optional Exponent field that consists of:
Ð An optional underscore.
Ð The Exponent field identifier, letter E.
Ð An optional Exponent sign (+, -).
Ð From 1 to 3 decimal digits.
For more information about the floating point unit, refer to the
PowerPC 603 RISC Microprocessor User's Manual, the PowerPC 604
RISC Microprocessor UserÕs Manual, or the PowerPC 750 RISC
Microprocessor UserÕs Manual.