Scientific Notation
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Pronunciation: sci•en•TIF•ic no•TA•tion
Definition
a shorthand method of writing very large or very small numbers using exponents in which a number is expressed as the product of a power of 10 and a number that is greater than or equal to one (1) and less than 10 . It is based on the idea that it is easier to read exponents than it is to count zeros.
Example
7.59 × 105 = 759,000