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APPENDIX D
.................................................................................................................................................. NUMERIC CONVENTIONS
All numeric values displayed on the screen or printed at the printer are formatted by the program to be an appropriate
number of digits with the decimal point appropriately located. The value displayed is rounded, as described in APPENDIX
C. Certain conventions are rigorously followed regarding the display of values that do not ’fit’ in the formatted space. They
include:
FORMAT
DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION of Display
xx.x
+++
A positive value too large to ’fit’ allotted space i.e. more positive than 99.9
xx.x
----
A negative value too large to ’fit’ allotted space with its sign i.e. more negative than -9.9
xx.x
0.0
A value exactly equal to 0
xx
0
A value exactly equal to 0
xx.x
+.0
A positive non zero number too small to display in the given format i.e. between 0 and 0.1
xx
+
A positive non zero number too small to display in the given format i.e. between 0 and 1
xx.x-
.0
A negative non zero number too small to display in the given format i.e. between 0 and -
.1
xx
-
A negative non zero number too small to display in the given format i.e. between 0 and -1
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