To write out very large or very small numbers using a minimum amount of digits
For example 1,000,000 = 1.0*106 and 0.000001 = 1.0*10-6 in scientific notation.
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Yes, that is the main purpose of scientific notation.Yes, that is the main purpose of scientific notation.Yes, that is the main purpose of scientific notation.Yes, that is the main purpose of scientific notation.
Using scientific notation reduces the need to write out very large or very small numbers as the following examples show:- 1,000,000,000,000 = 1.0*1012 in scientific notation 0.0000000001 = 1.0*10-10 in scientific notation
It is 8.9*10^-5 in scientific notation
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This number in scientific notation is 9.8x10-5.