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.