Recognised as Decimal number

-0.597

Negative
Decimal
3 d.p.
Exact fraction
3 s.f.

-0.597 is a decimal number equal to -597⁄1,000. It lies between -1 and 0, and as a percentage it is -59.7%.

Number properties

Absolute value0.597

SignNegative

Integer part0

Fractional part0.597

Decimal places3

Floor-1

Ceiling0

Rounded to nearest-1

Truncated0

Fractions & ratios

As a fraction-597/1,000exact

Ratio-597 : 1,000

As a percentage-59.7%

Reciprocal-1.675041876≈

Arithmetic

Double-1.194

Half-0.2985

Square0.356409

Cube-0.212776

Cube root-0.8420245948≈

Negation0.597

Representations

Decimal-0.597

Scientific notation-5.97 × 10^-1

Exponential-5.97e-1

IEEE 754 binary64 (hex)0xBFE31A9FBE76C8B4the exact 64-bit pattern stored

IEEE 754 binary32 (hex)0xBF18D4FE32-bit single precision, may lose accuracy

Stored as-0.597the nearest binary64 value to what you typed

Rounding & precision

Significant figures as written3counted from the digits as typed, not from the value

To 0 decimal places-1

To 1 decimal place-0.6

To 2 decimal places-0.60

To 3 decimal places-0.597

To 4 decimal places-0.5970

To 1 significant figure-0.6

To 2 significant figures-0.60

To 3 significant figures-0.597

To 4 significant figures-0.5970

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