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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Subject: Re: Exponential numbers in latex table export
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:55:01 +0200
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Hello,

G=C3=BCnter Lichtenberg <mail@guenterlichtenberg.de> writes:

> I have a document with many automatically generated tables that contain=20
> numbers in exponential Format, e.g. 2e09. When I export the tables to LaT=
eX=20
> and pdf I get something like 2 (-09) in the pdf, if there is no character=
=20
> after the number in the table
>
> Minimal Example:
> |--------------|
> | 1.2e09 (abs) |
> |      2.3e-09 |
> |       3.4e09 |
> |--------------|
>
> exports to a latex table as
>
> \begin{center}
> \begin{tabular}{r}
> \hline
> 1.2e09 (abs)\\
> 2.3\,(-09)\\
> 3.4\,(09)\\
> \hline
> \end{tabular}
>
> Note that in the first line the number is an exponential, the following 2=
 are=20
> not. I could not find anything in the documentation. What am I missing?
>
> orgmode version is 9.1.4, but the same happens with emacs 25.3 built-in=20
> version 8.3.

See `org-latex-table-scientific-notation'. I also find the default value
a bit surprising. I believe it is what Carsten uses.

Regards,

--=20
Nicolas Goaziou