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Scientific Notation is often used as a short way of writing very large or very small numbers. So for a very large one, distances in space would be an example. Tiny particles in living items might be one for very small values.

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Do scientist use scientific notation to solve science problems?

Sometimes. Scientific notation is used to express very small or very large numbers. If the problem does not involve any such numbers then there is no need for scientific notation.


Why is scientific notation so important in modern day society?

Scientific notation is a way to represent very large or very small numbers. Developments in science allow us to investigate the universe as well as the microcosm: both these involve very large and/or small numbers. Furthermore, outside of scientific there are numbers such as population counts, the value of international trade, the US budget deficit, China's currency surplus whose use is considerably simplified by using scientific notation.


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Why you do numerical analysis on Computer?

In most practical situations the calculations required to do numerical analysis are so lengthy and tedious that they are too expensive to be performed by people nowadays, especially since they generally involve simple arithmetic rather than anything requiring human intelligence.


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