Changing form of numbers in R (i.e. 3.900163e-02 -> 0.03900163)

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I have a column that has decimal numbers (more than 50,000 rows). but the numbers are expressed as a form like this -> 3.900163e-02 How can I change this number to 0.03900163 in R?

You cannot. They are the same number. Perhaps you need either `?format` or `?options`. — IRTFM, Jan 20 '14 at 06:22
You can use `sprintf` or `formatC`. try `formatC(3.900163e-02, digits = 7)` — dickoa, Jan 20 '14 at 06:22

bartektartanus · Answer 1 · 2016-09-03T06:13:44.597

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As it was mentioned they are the same numbers, but if you want to print them in different format use format function:

x <- 0.000000000001
x
## [1] 1e-12
format(x, scientific=FALSE)
## [1] "0.000000000001"

edited Sep 03 '16 at 06:13

answered Jul 06 '14 at 15:47

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Changing form of numbers in R (i.e. 3.900163e-02 -> 0.03900163)

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