Recognised as Decimal number
-42.499
- Negative
- Decimal
- 3 d.p.
- Exact fraction
- 5 s.f.
-42.499 is a decimal number equal to -42,499⁄1,000. It lies between -43 and -42, and as a percentage it is -4,249.9%.
Number properties
Fractions & ratios
Arithmetic
Representations
Decimal-42.499
Scientific notation-4.2499 × 10^1
Exponential-4.2499e+1
IEEE 754 binary64 (hex)0xC0453FDF3B645A1Dthe exact 64-bit pattern stored
IEEE 754 binary32 (hex)0xC229FEFA32-bit single precision, may lose accuracy
Stored as-42.499the nearest binary64 value to what you typed
Rounding & precision
Significant figures as written5counted from the digits as typed, not from the value
To 0 decimal places-42
To 1 decimal place-42.5
To 2 decimal places-42.50
To 3 decimal places-42.499
To 4 decimal places-42.4990
To 1 significant figure-4e+1
To 2 significant figures-42
To 3 significant figures-42.5
To 4 significant figures-42.50
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