Indeed they are exponential. So, true.
250,000
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count groups of three and subtract on, as the count ends just before the whole number, 2 in this case, or count decimal places from the left and end just befor that whole number on the right
= 2.5 X 105
===========that count you make is the value of the exponent
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Numbers expressed using exponents are called powers. When writing a number expressed as an exponent, the number is called the base.
Exponents are negative numbers. This is used in math a lot.
Same.
Large numbers like this are expressed in scientific notation.
Such small numbers aren't usually expressed in scientific notation but it is: 1.84*101