Why is the array content displayed different from its input ?

Hi

When i display this array : pl =[1 1 10.5e+10 3.4e-01 9e+03];

with the instruction disp(pl)

The result displayed is :

   1.0e+11 *  0.0000    0.0000    1.0500    0.0000    0.0000

I don't understand why.

[Stephen23]

"Why is the array content displayed different from its input"

The displayed numbers are actually the same as the input ones. They are displayed using a common factor (in this case 1.0e+11). You can change how numbers are displayed: read the format documentation to know how to change this.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

It's trying to have a common multiplier. Mine looks okay:

>>  pl =[1 1 10.5e+10 3.4e-01 9e+03]
pl =
                         1                         1              105000000000                      0.34                      9000

But I put these lines in my startup.m:

format long g;
format compact;

See what happens if you execute those lines first.

[Mallouli Marwa]

Thanks