TERMS :

things for which you may need an explanation:

- NaN : (Not a Number) answer not defined.
- Infinity : a number larger than this calculator can deal with. This is an error.
- e : (*10^) means "times base to the..." it's shorthand for scientific notation. In short, it moves the decimal point. when working in other bases, it moves the decimal point in that base. 101.101e101_base 2 = 180 not 562500

- Op : used in this manual, it's simply short for Operator. It's easier to type and it seems obvious enough. I type it a lot. ... a lot.
- nb : used in this manual, it means note bene, latin for take note. It tends to highlight things that you might not expect.
- ie : used in this manual, in mean In Essence. It does not mean Internet Explorer. Also, this program was developed abiding by some of the practices of XP, short for extreme programming. Nothing in this manual refers to microsoft in any way, except of course this section which mentions that microsoft is not being mentioned. Forgive my rant and my cyclical definition; I'm just trying to be clear. :-)

Infinity occurs beyond 99e300 (_base10)
3e9 is the same as 3,000,000,000
5e-2 is the same as 0.05 (move the decimal that many places)