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Meaning of scientific notation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer
    uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch wissenschaftliche Notation
Español notación científica notación índice estándar
Suomi eksponenttimuoto kymmenpotenssimuoto
Français notation scientifique
Português notação científica
Русский экспоненциа́льная за́пись экспоненциа́льное представле́ние

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.
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See also

scientific paper scientific problem scientific racism scientific racist scientific research scientific romance

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