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# scientific

A notation constant that formats values with scientific notation.

```
static var scientific: NumberFormatStyleConfiguration.Notation { get }
```

## Discussion

The following example shows the effect of using scientific notation with a format style:

```swift
let scientific = 12345.formatted(.number
    .notation(.scientific)) // 1.2345E4"
```

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