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What professions use scientific notation other than scientist?

Medical.


When do you use scientific exponent in scientific notation?

When the value that you are representing in scientific notation is less than 1, or greater than or equal to 10.


When is scientific notation more appropriate than standard notation?

Scientific notation and standard notations are the same in most of the wolrd.


What makes a number not written in scientific notation?

if the number is written like this, 4.372 x 104 than the number is written in scientific notation, because it is multiplied by ten to the power of something, and the number is less than ten, but 1 or more. if it is written like this than it is not in scientific notation. 43720. scientific notation makes it easier to read.


What are some examples of scientific notation being used?

When talking about the number of miles to other stars, it is best to use scientific notation. Example: 2.38 x 1014 looks better than 238000000000000.


Why do scientific notation needs computing?

For the same reason that numbers in ordinary notation need computing.


What is 500 in scientific notation?

5x102 Scientific notation is when the unit times by ten and the power. The unit have to be more than 1 but less than 10.


When using scientific notation the the coefficient must be less than what in physical science?

When using scientific notation the coefficient does not have to be less than any number or value from physical science.


How is the number 237 written in scientific notation?

2.37 X 102 ============as you see for numbers this small scientific notation is more inconvenient than just writing the number in standard notation


Is the number written in scientific notation 0.15 x 104?

No, the number is not written in scientific notation. In scientific notation, the coefficient should be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10. Therefore, 0.15 x 10^4 would be written as 1.5 x 10^3 in scientific notation.


What is 10 as scientific notation?

1X10^1 Scientific notation isn't really necessary for number between .00001 and 10000. It's for numbers that are intensely small or incredibly large. For those, it's quicker to write the number than to do the scientific notation.


Are there numbers that cannot be expressed in scientific notation?

Well, no - but yes. All numbers that people would come across in ordinary life can certainly be so expressed. As can all numbers that most scientists (other than mathematicians) are likely to come across in the context of their profession. So, in normal circumstances, the answer is no. But, with some very, very large numbers even the scientific notation becomes cumbersome. For example, googolplex is 10 to the power of 100100 so, in scientific notation it would be 10 raised to the power of 1 followed by 100100 zeros. And there are larger numbers.