scientific notationnoun [ U ]
uk/saɪənˌtɪf.ɪk nəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/saɪənˌtɪf.ɪk noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/specializeda way of writing very large or very small numbers by putting one number before the decimal point, then multiplying by a power of 10, e.g. 3.6 x 10³
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Numbers generally
- antilogarithm
- Arabic numeral
- C, c
- D, d
- digit
- I, i
- infinity
- L, l
- log
- logarithm
- M, m
- mode
- nos
- number
- ordinal
- quantitative
- Roman numeral
- serial number
- variable
- whole number
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