---
title: scientific
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/numberformatstyleconfiguration/notation/scientific
---

# scientific

A notation constant that formats values with scientific notation.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion The following example shows the effect of using scientific notation with a format style: let scientific = 12345.formatted(.number     .notation(.scientific)) // 1.2345E4"

## See Also

### Notations

- [automatic](foundation/numberformatstyleconfiguration/notation/automatic.md)
- [compactName](foundation/numberformatstyleconfiguration/notation/compactname.md)