scientific notation
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“Atto” is the scientific notation prefix that represents 10-18, which is a decimal point followed by 17 zeroes and a 1.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2023
TRY IT : : 5.44 Write in scientific notation: ⓐ 48,300 ⓑ 0.0129.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
TRY IT : : 5.43 Write in scientific notation: ⓐ 96,000 ⓑ 0.0078.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
In scientific notation, this would become 2.36 × 108.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
For very big or very small numbers, so-called scientific notation is often clearer and easier to work with than standard notation and I’ll therefore sometimes use it.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
