Formats
- Last UpdatedAug 14, 2026
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When displaying numerical values in Assay, you may choose from a number of numerical formats. Default settings for the numerical formats can be chosen for each property separately, see Configure your properties, but can also be overridden at the time of configuring a column for displaying data in the database. See Configure your database views.
The styles of numerical formats available are split into the following three categories:
|
Format style |
Symbol in the product |
Description |
Example: |
Example: |
Example: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Decimal places |
dp |
Values are displayed rounded to a fixed number of places after the decimal point. |
0 dp: 0 |
0 dp: 42 |
0 dp: 4236 |
|
Significant figures |
sf |
Values are displayed rounded to a specified number of significant figures. Exponential notation is not used. |
1 sf: 0.04 |
1 sf: 40 |
1 sf: 4000 |
|
Scientific notation |
sf(sci) |
Values are displayed rounded to a specified number of significant figures, using exponential notation. |
1 sf(sci): 4e-2 |
1 sf(sci):4e+1 |
1 sf(sci): 4e+3 |