What are the parts of scientific notation?

Answer 1

The parts are

1) A Decimal (.)

2) An Exponent (2)

3) An Operation ( +, -, x, /)

4) A negative or positive sign ( +, -)

5) A constant, base or number. ( Meaning the first number) Ex. (2.56)x103

(The part in the parenthesis is the constant, base or number)

P.S The parenthesis are only used for my example to show where the constant was, they aren't necessary.

Answer 2

Scientific notation is a way of representing numbers, usually very large or very small, in the form

a*10b where 1 ≤ |a| < 10 is a decimal number and b is an integer (negative or positive).

a is called the mantissa and b is called the exponent.