Many of the [[Resources|'''resources''']] and stats can quickly reach very large numbers, most notably '''[[Resources#Bacteria|Bacteria count]]''' and [[Planets#Planet Population|'''planet population''']].
By default, all numbers bigger than hundred 999 are displayed using the abbreviations shown '''[[Large Numbers#Alphabetic|alphabetic notation]]'''. It is also possible to enable '''[[Large Numbers#Scientific|scientific notation]]''' in the table belowSettings menu, which will change how the numbers are displayed in game.
It is also possible to enable =Notations=There are two notations (or ways) large numbers can be displayed: '''alphabetic''' and '''[[Large Numbers#Scientific Notation|scientific notation]]''' in the Settings menu, which will change how the numbers are displayed in game.
<div class="mw-collapsible" style="overflow:auto;">{| classAlphabetic="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"|-! scope="col" The alphabetic notation is the default style=" background-color:PaleTurquoise;" | Abbreviationfor displaying numbers in Bacterial Takeover (e.g. 10.500 K, 8.910 Bil, 35.200 bn).! scope="col" style=" background-color:PaleTurquoise;" | Name! scope="col" style=" background-color:PaleTurquoise;" | Number of 0s! scope="col" style=" backgroundIt is a non-color:PaleTurquoise;" | Scientific Notationstandard notation that combines common abbreviations (for numbers smaller than 1E+54) with some arbitrary abbreviations (for larger numbers).
|-The list of abbreviations used by alphabetic notation is provided further below.
|K==Scientific==|Thousand|3|1E+3|-Scientific notation is a way of writing numbers that cannot be conveniently displayed using the standard system.
|Mil|Million|6|Bacterial Takeover employs a type of scientific notation that is called the '''E-notation'''. The E stands for exponent and shows how many zeroes a particular number has. This makes it easy to make various calculations. Scientific notation is only used if it has been turned on in the Settings menu or if the number in question is larger than 1E+6|-2079.
|Bil|Billion|9|1E+9|-The list of abbreviations used by scientific notation is provided further below.
|Tril|Trillion|12|1E+12|-=Abbreviations=
|Qa|Quadrillion|15|==Numbers up to 1E+1551==|<div class="mw-collapsible" style="overflow:auto;">{{big numbers table 1}}</div>
|Qi==Numbers from 1E+54==|Quintillion|18|According to the alphabetic notation, numbers in the range from 1E+54 to 1E+2079 are shown as a combination of two letters ranging from "aa" (1E+18|-54) to "zz".
|Sx|Sextillion|21|1E+21|- |Sp|Septillion|24|1E+24|- |Oct|Octillion|27|1E+27|- |No|Nonillion|30|1E+30|- |Dc|Decillion|33|1E+33|- |Udc|Undecillion|36|1E+36|- |Ddc|Duodecillion|39|1E+39|- |Tdc|Tredecillion|42|1E+42|- |Qadc|Quattuordecillion|45|1E+45|- |Qidc|Quinquadecillion|48|1E+48|- |Sxdc|Sedecillion|51|1E+51|- |aa'''Example:'''|<nowiki>div class="mw-</nowikicollapsible" style="overflow:auto;">|54|*1E+54= 1 aa|- |bb|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|57|*1E+57= 1 ab|- |cc|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|60|*1E+60= 1 ac|- |dd|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|63|*1E+63= 1 ad|- |ee|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|66|1E+66|- |ff|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|69|1E+69|- |gg|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|72|1E+72|div style="padding- |hh|<nowikileft:20px">-...</nowikidiv>|75|*1E+75132 = 1 ba|- |ii|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|78|*1E+78|- |jj135 = 1 bb|<nowiki>div style="padding-</nowikileft:20px">|81|1E+81|- |kk|<nowiki>-...</nowikidiv>|84|*1E+84|- |ll|<nowiki>-</nowiki>2073 = 1 zx|87|*1E+87|- |mm|<nowiki>-</nowiki>2076 = 1 zy|90|*1E+90|- |nn|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|93|1E+93|-2079 = 1 zz |oo|<nowiki>-</nowikidiv>|96|1E+96=Version History=|-{{version history table}}{{version history row|pp|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|99v = 1.4.0|changes = Changed the alphabetic notation for numbers starting with 1E+99|- |qq|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|102|1E+102|- |rr|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|105|1E+105|- |ss|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|108|1E+108|- |tt|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|111|1E+111|- |uu|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|114|1E+114|- |vv|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|117|1E+117|- |ww|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|120|1E+120|- |xx|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|123|1E+123|- |yy|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|126|1E+12654|- |zz|<nowiki>-</nowiki>|129|1E+129|-}}
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==Scientific Notation==
Scientific notation is a way of writing numbers that cannot be conveniently displayed using the standard decimal system.
Bacterial Takeover employs a type of scientific notation that is called the '''E-notation'''. The E stands for exponent and shows how many zeroes a particular number has. This makes it easy to make various calculations.
==Further Reading==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_notation#E-notation Scientific Notation (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers Names of Large Numbers (Wikipedia)]
