scientific notation
noun
: a widely used floating-point system in which numbers are expressed as products consisting of a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by an appropriate power of 10 (as in 1.591 × 10−20)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Filesystems almost universally use the powers of two (standard scientific notation), whereas storage device specifications are almost universally in powers of ten. 
Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2019 The c is lower-case and italicized, as per the scientific notation for quickly light can move in a vacuum. Laura Hudson, The Verge, 19 May 2018 The c is lower-case and italicized, as per the scientific notation for quickly light can move in a vacuum. Laura Hudson, The Verge, 19 May 2018
Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2019 The c is lower-case and italicized, as per the scientific notation for quickly light can move in a vacuum. Laura Hudson, The Verge, 19 May 2018 The c is lower-case and italicized, as per the scientific notation for quickly light can move in a vacuum. Laura Hudson, The Verge, 19 May 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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