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In scientific notation, 10 to the minus 5 is written as 10^-5. This means the number 10 is being divided by 5 zeros, resulting in 0.00001. The negative exponent indicates that the decimal point is moved to the left, making the number smaller.

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12y ago

10-5 = 1/105 = 1/100,000 = 0.00001

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