Meaning of scientific notation | Babel Free
Definitions
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a method of writing, or of displaying real numbers as a decimal number between 1 and 10 followed by an integer power of 10 uncountable
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an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“The number 0.00236 is written in scientific notation as 2.36×10⁻³ or as 2.36E-3.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.