Hello all,
I use the spotlight a lot for calculations, and dividing a big number gives me many decimals. I tried to find how to change this to show only two decimals, but I didn't find a solution. Is there any way to change it?
I use Sonoma
MacBook Pro (M2 Max, 2023)
Maybe it's easier to use Calculator, as dialabrain said.
There is a somewhat cumbersome method using Spotlight, though.
You can round a result using "round", e.g.
round(7/3)
yields the result 2.
Ideally, you should be able to use round with a second parameter to indicate the number of decimals, but that doesn't work.
A little math, though, provides a solution. Suppose you want a big division, rounded to two decimals after the period. This rounds it to an integer:
So, multiply by 100 before rounding, and then divide by 100:
Maybe it's easier to use Calculator, as dialabrain said.
There is a somewhat cumbersome method using Spotlight, though.
You can round a result using "round", e.g.
round(7/3)
yields the result 2.
Ideally, you should be able to use round with a second parameter to indicate the number of decimals, but that doesn't work.
A little math, though, provides a solution. Suppose you want a big division, rounded to two decimals after the period. This rounds it to an integer:
So, multiply by 100 before rounding, and then divide by 100:
Just a thought, you can always use the Calculator app instead. You can set the number of decimal places. You can leave it open or add it to the Dock.
I do simple and quick calculations. That’s why I use the spotlight. The only way I can think of fixing it is with the terminal code because there is no setting for decimals. But I need to find a way to do it.
I can use the terminal for calculations, and I can set how many decimals I want, but it is not so advanced for my calculations to always use the terminal. Btw thank you guys for your help
I don't see any method on this page…
Spotlight calculation results
