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Because this system is very convenient to deal with very small, or very large, numbers.

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Q: Why scientist invented the scientific notation?
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When was scientific notation invented?

1637


What professions use scientific notation other than scientist?

Medical.


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.


What other math skills do scientist use besides estimation?

scientific notation


How would a scientist write 93 million?

It is: 9.3*107 in scientific notation


How do you write 4.8 in scientific notation?

It is scientific as is. i.e. no scientist would complicate this. However, you could add 4.8x100


Why was scientific notation invented?

the scientific notation was created to make it easier to multiply by ten EX: 3*104=? 3 with 4 zeros 30000


How do you write 4 in scientific notation?

Johnny Hammil is a renound scientist, and he knows that it is noted down as 3.786757565475658565846585464345372


How do put 231882 scientific notation?

Scientific notation is used because scientist got tired of writing a lot of zeros like the distance to a star. 2.31882 *10^5 is your answer but takes more ink!


Who discovered sigma notation?

Sigma notation was invented, not discovered.Sigma notation was invented, not discovered.Sigma notation was invented, not discovered.Sigma notation was invented, not discovered.


How do you convert 0.000089 into scientific notation?

It is 8.9*10^-5 in scientific notation


What is scientific notation in parentheses?

It is "(scientific notation)".