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Convert this decimal to a base 10 text representation.

Convert this decimal to a base 10 text representation, optionally using scientific notation (also called standard form), e.g. 6.0221E+23.

The general output format when scientific notation is used is mEsn, where m represents a non-zero coefficient, E is the literal character, s represents the sign (either + or -), and n represents the exponent.

Note that the maximum number of decimal places for the coefficient is 20, and therefore any precision beyond this in the original decimal value is lost.

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