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== Arguments == | == Arguments == | ||
There are four | There are four ways this template can be used: | ||
* {{ | * <code><nowiki>{{val|''number''}}</nowiki></code> - for displaying values without uncertainty/significance. | ||
* <code><nowiki>{{val|''number''|''uncertainty''}}</nowiki></code> - for displaying values with uncertainty like so {{val|1234|56}}. | |||
* {{ | * <code><nowiki>{{val|''number''|''upper uncertainty''|''lower uncertainty''}}</nowiki></code> - for displaying values with uncertainty like so {{val|1234|+56|-78}}. | ||
* <code><nowiki>{{val|''number''|(''significance'')}}</nowiki></code> - for displaying values with significance like so {{val|1234|(56)}}. | |||
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* {{ | |||
They all take roughly the same arguments | They all take roughly the same arguments | ||
:'''1''' The value | :'''1''' The value (must be a valid number) | ||
:'''2''' The (upper limit of) uncertainty or significance ( | :'''2''' The (upper limit of) uncertainty (must be a valid number) or significance (must be a valid number in parenthesis) | ||
:'''3''' The lower limit of uncertainty (must be a negative | :'''3''' The lower limit of uncertainty (must be a valid negative number) | ||
:'''e''' The exponent for the power of 10 (optional). | :'''e''' The exponent for the power of 10 (optional). | ||
:'''u''' The units for the number (optional). | :'''u''' The units for the number (optional). | ||
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Purpose
Set of templates that can be used to easily present values in scientific notation, including uncertainty. They have the same look and feel and wrap the entire result in a"nowrap" block, so it never gets broken in seperate pieces at the end of a line.
Arguments
There are four ways this template can be used:
{{val|''number''}}- for displaying values without uncertainty/significance.{{val|''number''|''uncertainty''}}- for displaying values with uncertainty like so 1234±56.{{val|''number''|''upper uncertainty''|''lower uncertainty''}}- for displaying values with uncertainty like so 1234+56
−78.{{val|''number''|(''significance'')}}- for displaying values with significance like so 1234(56).
They all take roughly the same arguments
- 1 The value (must be a valid number)
- 2 The (upper limit of) uncertainty (must be a valid number) or significance (must be a valid number in parenthesis)
- 3 The lower limit of uncertainty (must be a valid negative number)
- e The exponent for the power of 10 (optional).
- u The units for the number (optional).
Values (arguments 1-3) are run through {{delimitnum}} for readability. This may mess them up if the last few digits are on the right hand side of the decimal dot and they are zero. This is a known issue.
Units are replaced by a more esthetically pleasing HTML representation and get a link, if they are in the list found in {{ScientificValue/units}} or if they are supported by {{convert}}. A good example is "m/s", which gets translated to "m·s-1".
Examples
{{val|123456789.0123456789}}→ 123456789.0123456789 Uncertainty/significance {{val/±|1.234|0.005}}→ Template:Val/± {{val/+-|1.234|+0.005|-0.001}}→ Template:Val/+- {{val/()|1.234|5}}→ Template:Val/() Exponents/units {{val|1.234|e=10|u=m}}→ 1.234×1010 m {{val/±|1.234|0.05|e=5}}→ Template:Val/± {{val/+-|1.234567|+0.00005|-0.00004|e=-23|u=m/s}}→ Template:Val/+- {{val/±|1.234567|0.04|e=3|u=psi}}→ Template:Val/± {{val|123.4|u=USgal}}→ 123.4 US gal {{val|12.34|u=mpgimp}}→ 12.34 mpg‑imp
