# Whats this mean? 7.200000E-001

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**Created:** [November 29, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-this-mean-7-200000e-001/208486 "2006-11-29T07:50:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-this-mean-7-200000e-001/208486/1 "2006-11-29T07:50:41Z")

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what does it mean when a variable is given the number value of 7.200000E-001?

example: inertia = 7.200000E-001;

what does the E-001 mean and what does it do to the value?

thanks for the enlightenment. 🙂