For example, 1.86×10⁵ would have the following equivalent representations:

  mantissa     exponent
  ---------------------
          1.86    5
         18.6     4
        186.0     3
       1860.0     2
      18600.0     1
     186000.0     0

A number with a small absolute value (negative exponent) such as 1.86×10^-5 would have these representations:

  mantissa     exponent
  ---------------------
     1.86         -5
     0.186        -4
     0.0186       -3
     0.00186      -2
     0.000186     -1
     0.0000186     0