These numbers are given in the default output format. Large numbers are given in scientific notation. {6.7^-4,6.7^6,6.7^8} {0.00049625,90458.4,4.06068*10^6} This gives all numbers in scientific notation. ScientificForm[%] {4.9625*10^(-4),9.04584*10^(4),4.06068*10^(6)} This gives the numbers in engineering notation, with exponents arranged to be multiples of three. EngineeringForm[%] {496.25*10^(-6),90.4584*10^(3),4.06068*10^(6)} In accounting form, negative numbers are given in parentheses, and scientific notation is never used. AccountingForm[{5.6,-6.7,10.^7}] {5.6,(6.7),10000000.}