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For example if it is 0.000000001256 IT would be 1256*10^-8

If you still don't get i, in that case -8 represents the amount of zeroes in the decimal than turn the decimal into a whole number the -8 means not to go negative but to go backwards ( To go further into the decimals)

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Scientific notation is a way of representing numbers, usually very large or very small, in the form

a*10b where 1 ≤ |a| < 10 is a decimal number and b is an integer (negative or positive).

a is called the mantissa and b is called the exponent.

To convert a number to scientific notation:

· If the number has no decimal point, then add one at the end.

· Then move the decimal point to just after the first digit while counting the number of places you have moved it.

· The new number, formed after moving the decimal point is a.

· The number of places to the left that the decimal point was moved is b. If it was moved to the right, then b is negative.

For example:

23045.06 becomes 2.304506*104

0.00023004 becomes 2.3004*10-4

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To convert a number to scientific notation: · If the number has no decimal point, then add one at the end. · Then move the decimal point to just after the first digit while counting the number of places you have moved it. · The mantissa of the new number, formed after moving the decimal point is a. · If the original number is negative, then so is a. · The number of places to the left that the decimal point was moved is b. If it was moved to the right, then b is negative. For example: 23045.06 becomes 2.304506*10^4 -23045.06 becomes -2.304506*10^4 0.00023004 becomes 2.3004*10^-4

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