Different Formats for Different Numeric Values (Format Function) A user-defined format expression for numbers can have from one to four sections separated by semicolons. If the format argument contains one of the named numeric formats, only one section is allowed.
Hardness is a mineral's ability to resist being scratched. Minerals that are not easily scratched are hard. You test the hardness of a mineral by scratching its surface with a mineral of a known hardness. Mineralogists use Mohs Scale, shown in Table 3.2, as a reference for mineral hardness.
physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. 1  property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; a study of the physical properties of atomic particles. absorption factor, absorptivity - (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body. dissolubility, solubleness - the property of being dissoluble; he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water.