# Enum: TickFormat 




_How a tick number is written._



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URI: [tvbo:enum/TickFormat](https://w3id.org/tvbo/enum/TickFormat)

## Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sci | None | Scientific notation, always |
| plain | None | Plain decimals, never scientific notation |




## Slots

| Name | Description |
| ---  | --- |
| [xtick_format](../slots/xtick_format.qmd) | How x tick numbers are written: `sci` forces scientific notation, `plain` for... |
| [ytick_format](../slots/ytick_format.qmd) | How y tick numbers are written |










## Identifier and Mapping Information





### Schema Source


* from schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo/figure






## LinkML Source

<details>
```yaml
name: TickFormat
description: How a tick number is written.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo/figure
permissible_values:
  sci:
    text: sci
    description: Scientific notation, always.
  plain:
    text: plain
    description: Plain decimals, never scientific notation.

```
</details>

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