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AccountingForm
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AccountingForm

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prints with all numbers in expr given in standard accounting notation.

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AccountingForm[expr,n]

prints with numbers given to n‐digit precision.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

In accounting form, negative numbers and scientific notation are not used:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-bby8ef

Scope  (5)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

The default display for a machine number:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-3tuq2
Out[1]=1

Display more digits than the default:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-g5rxex

Display fewer digits:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-ih1j9z

Format a complex number:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-e2kf29

Format a high-precision number:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-b1ylnq

Use fewer digits:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-da2vr1

Change the display of numbers in a vector:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-c84b3w
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-hp8brw

A matrix:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-bips1r
Out[3]=3
In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-gjobz1

Change the display of inexact numbers in a mixed expression:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-f4ifyf
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-ggqubo

Options  (10)Common values & functionality for each option

DigitBlock  (2)

A default integer:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-oreeg

Digits separated in blocks of length 3:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-mfgvbm

Use five‐digit blocks with spaces as separators:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-dmjeh5

ExponentFunction  (1)

Compute approximate powers of :

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-ljbpw5
Out[1]=1

Use exponents that are multiples of 3:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-cr8dpq

Include exponents for powers greater than 10:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-kyk7r

NumberFormat  (1)

Display three numbers in accounting form:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-jg3e9k
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-dozqkd

Display the numbers in a Fortran‐like form:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-udll3

NumberMultiplier  (1)

Use the default multiplier:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-b4wap3

Use an asterisk (*) instead:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-gsz380

NumberPadding  (1)

The default does not pad on the left or right:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-jfxn4e

Pad with spaces on the left:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-w9auc

NumberPoint  (1)

The default is a period:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-g739xg

Display with a comma (,) instead:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-c3l8f9

NumberSeparator  (1)

The default separator is a comma (,):

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-cadcob

Use spaces instead:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-yufjk

NumberSigns  (1)

The default uses parentheses for negative numbers:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-c4t95y

Use negative and positive signs instead:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-d768s

Use words instead of symbols:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-dfenls

SignPadding  (1)

The default pads before signs:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-dthdq1

Pad between signs and numbers instead:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-fjfuge

Pad with spaces before the left sign and with zeros between the number and the right sign:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-f2i9uv

Properties & Relations  (4)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

AccountingForm does not have exponents:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-mgsdj

NumberForm and PaddedForm have exponents for powers greater than 5:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-clh2nw
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-i8lkfv

ScientificForm has a single digit to the left of the decimal:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-c4j4dm

EngineeringForm uses exponents that are multiples of 3:

In[5]:=5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-b0o9lf

Affect the display of numbers in TableForm or MatrixForm:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-tm0nm
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-c7u65p
Out[2]=2

The typeset form of AccountingForm[expr] is interpreted the same as expr when used in input:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-5znmkx
Out[1]=1

Copy the output and paste it into an input cell. The (2) is interpreted as -2:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-dus1m0
Out[2]=2

When an input evaluates to AccountingForm[expr], AccountingForm does not appear in the output:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-0syqqh

Out is assigned the value 1.`*^7, not AccountingForm[10.^7]:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-ltf2yk
Out[2]=2

Possible Issues  (2)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Placeholder zeros may be needed if the requested precision is small:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-bnt2gt

Even when an output omits AccountingForm from the top level, it is not stripped from subexpressions:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-vcpxjb

The output does not have AccountingForm in it:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-6eq7sy
Out[2]=2

However, the variable e does have AccountingForm in it, which may affect subsequent evaluations:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-vrwgs3

The product is not evaluated due to the intervening AccountingForm:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-lzryxd
Out[4]=4

Assign variables first and then apply AccountingForm to the result to maintain computability:

In[5]:=5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-553agr
In[6]:=6
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https://wolfram.com/xid/09byyae8a-1yk5rp
Out[6]=6
Wolfram Research (1991), AccountingForm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html (updated 2017).
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Wolfram Research (1991), AccountingForm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html (updated 2017).

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), AccountingForm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html (updated 2017).

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Wolfram Research (1991), AccountingForm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html (updated 2017).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "AccountingForm." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2017. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1991. "AccountingForm." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2017. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). AccountingForm. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html

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Wolfram Language. (1991). AccountingForm. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_accountingform, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AccountingForm}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_accountingform, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AccountingForm}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_accountingform, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AccountingForm}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_accountingform, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AccountingForm}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AccountingForm.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}