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OpenStudy (anonymous):

So what is Scientific Notation?

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

It is scientific.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ex: 6.10 x 10^4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is a way of writing very large or very small numbers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then number that you are multiplying by ten has to be less than ten...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Instead of writing a number with 35 digits, for example, you would write it in compact scientific notation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The question you asked previously probably wouldn't be written in scientific notation since it isn't a large or very small number. But it is a good way to learn how to convert numbers to scientific notation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can find out more about it here: http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent3.htm

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