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What is scientific notation?

April 26, 2017notation scientific

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way of representing very large and very small numbers without writing all of the place-holding zeros. Back to Top List the steps to convert a number from standard form to scientific notation form.Step 1: Write the number without the place-holding zeros. Step 2: Place the decimal point after the first digit so that there is only one # to the left of the decimal point. Step 3: Find the exponent by counting the # of places that you moved the decimal point from the original number. Step 4: Write the # in scientific notation. Back to Top When using scientific notation, the number 10 is considered the…base numberBack to Top When using scientific notation, the number above the 10 is the…exponent.Back to Top Large #s are expressed using scientific notation with a…positive exponent.Back to Top Small #s are expressed using scientific notation with a…negative exponent.