ParametersSome commands require a parameter. The parameter must be separated from the command by at least one space. The syntax symbol refers to the flexible numeric representationdefined by the GPIB standard. It means that you can represent numbers in integer or floating point form, or in engineering/scientific notation. The IEEE-488.2 standard uses the names NR1, NR2, and NR3 respectively to denote "integer", "floating point", and "scientific notation". For example the number "twenty" may be represented by any of the following ASCII strings: