Scientific Notation

Converts numbers between standard and scientific form a × 10ⁿ.

Scientific notation

1,2300 × 10^6

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Formula

a × 10^n (1 ≤ |a| < 10)

Example: 1.23 × 10^6 = 1,230,000

Methodology

A number is written as a × 10ⁿ where 1 ≤ |a| < 10.

Example

6,500,000 = 6.5 × 10⁶. 0.00042 = 4.2 × 10⁻⁴.

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