Questions tagged [numbers]
Numbers are used to count and calculate.
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Numbering steps in a way that allows additional steps to be added in the middle later
I'm working on a process map (used by my internal team and our client) where I'm numbering steps that will correspond to rows in a table showing more detail on each of the steps. Another purpose of ...
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Count number display: "99+" vs full number
While looking for a definition of badges, I stumbled upon these guidelines: https://design.mindsphere.io/patterns/badge.html and I am confused about this in particular: "In case a badge is used ...
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Designing a table with a lot of numbers, how do I make it look clean?
I'm working for a client who is switching from an old UNIX system to a web-based application for their internal system. There are several columns of numbers in colored chips. The colors have meaning (...
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How to design an input for a number which has to be divisible by 5?
Initially I thought this to be a trivial task, but all the solutions I came up with have severe drawbacks. The application I write is connected to machinery and all the inputs are evaluated as soon as ...
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How to deal with rounded percentages that don't sum up to 100%
We often display percentages which sum is expected to equal 100%. For example, in a pie chart. These percentages are sometimes rounded, either for clarity (25% instead of 25.434%) or because we have ...
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What's the best input/edit method to handle small high precision numbers?
I have an AG Grid with cells that contain very small highly precise numbers - eg 0.002957399184 I want to allow users to edit these numbers easily and accurately - basically want to avoid fiddling ...
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What is the correct way to represent annotation to a numerical value in arabic
I was watching Apple's 2022 video "Design for Arabic". In their weather application example, I found that they had two different representation of Degree symbol refer the image below. I ...
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How to display large numbers that are very close together (in value) in a graph with tight space
Is there a way to write large values where the last digits of the value are the ones that separate them but only use 6 digits, plus the exponent? I am designing a graph for scientists where the ...
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How to deal with positive and negative signs next to a number in the [-1 , +1] and increment/decrement semantic?
I tried to look up this topic and found something here as a side comment but nothing more. Context I need to print a value in the Real numbers [-1,+1] interval. The Value has a semantic meaning: The ...
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What is the name for the design pattern of large numbers to convey statistics?
Usually presented on website homepages, the purpose of this design pattern is to present a quick top-level overview of the company in numbers, aiming to convert visitors by establishing credibility ...
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To Number or Not To Number
Here's a portion of a display from an iOS app that allows users to connect to a Wireless Valve Control device. UPDATE: My question is regarding the -42 dBM and 2.97V labels. As a code implementor, ...
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Examples of two/multiple facet scoring?
Working on an interesting scenario - we need to communicate a "score" that has two facets: A percentage based score that has a threshold that must be met to pass (90%) Specific items that ...
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Display a range on a number line with a value
Is there a standard or good way to display a range of values (lower bound and upper bound) along with a particular value. The particular value might be too low (below the lower bound), too high (above ...
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How to let a user know a number in the UI is rounded, and not an exact figure?
We've got a property in our user interface that can range from fractional (0.01 or so) to potentially millions. It's usually over 1. Before displaying it, we simply rounded it to the nearest digit and ...
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How can we communicate how leading zeros work for a number generator?
In the project controls software I am working on, uses needs to generate unique codes before exporting scheduling data to dedicated scheduling software. Part of this code will be an ascending number. ...
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