scientific notation: Meaning and Definition of

scientif'ic nota'tion

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a method for expressing a given quantity as a number having significant digits necessary for a specified degree of accuracy, multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power, as 1385.62 written as 1.386 × 10.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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