The mantissa is multiplied by 10 raised to the power as shown by the exponent. So, if the exponent is 4, then you multiply the mantissa by 10^4 = 10,000. If the exponent is -4 then you multiply the mantissa by 10^(-4) = 0.0001 or, equivalently, divide by 10^4.
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Scientific notation is a way to express very large or very small numbers. For very large exponent is positive; for very small exponent is negative. For example, 1,000,000 is 1 x 10 to the plus 6 exponent; 0.000001 is 1 x 10 to the negative 6 exponent
scientific notation tells how many times you will move or add zero either left(positive) or right (negative). exponent tells you how many times you will multiply its coefficient.
A decimal.
Exponents are negative numbers. This is used in math a lot.
The negative exponent is simply the reciprocal of its positive value.For example, a-b = 1/abIt is particularly important wherever scientific notation is used.The negative exponent is simply the reciprocal of its positive value.For example, a-b = 1/abIt is particularly important wherever scientific notation is used.The negative exponent is simply the reciprocal of its positive value.For example, a-b = 1/abIt is particularly important wherever scientific notation is used.The negative exponent is simply the reciprocal of its positive value.For example, a-b = 1/abIt is particularly important wherever scientific notation is used.