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When a number is raised to a negative exponent, it means the reciprocal of that number raised to the positive exponent. So, 10 to the power of -5 is equal to 1 divided by 10 to the power of 5, which is 1/100,000 or 0.00001. This notation is commonly used in scientific notation to represent very small numbers.

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10-5 means 1/105

1/105 = 1/100,000 = 0.00001

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