What is Scientific Notation?
Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. It is commonly used by mathematicians, scientists, and engineers.
How it Works
A number in scientific notation follows the format: m × 10ⁿ
- m: The significand (or mantissa), which is a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.
- n: The exponent, which indicates the power of 10 the significand is multiplied by.