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What is the advantage of using scientific notation to express numbers that are very small and very large?
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∙ 10y ago
Less digits are needed but they still have the same numerical values.
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∙ 10y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoYou do not have to deal with a very large number of zeros.
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How do scientists use scientific notation?
Scientists use scientific notation to compute very large or very small numbers.
Is exponential notation the same as scientific notation?
No. 35 is exponential notation, (3 is the base of the exponent 5), but in scientific notation the base must be 10 and the exponent must be an integer. 100.1 is exponential notation but not sci. notation.
How do pharmaceuticals use scientific notation?
Pharmaceuticals use scientific notation to compute very large or very small numbers.
Scientific notation is a way of making numbers scientific true or false?
You don't - just as you don't with a number in normal notation.
How do you write 46322 in scientific notation?
Such small numbers aren't normally expressed in scientific notation but it is: 4.6332*104
Express a numbers of scientific notation?
how to express scientific notation to a simle number
What is the express numbers in 0.00000029384 in scientific notation?
It is: 2.9384*10^-7 in scientific notation
What are the advantages of expressing numbers in scientific notation?
The advantage of expressing numbers in scientific notation is that they are more compact.
Why are measurements expressed in scientific notation?
Scientific notation is a convenient method to express very large or very small numbers.
A type of notation used to express very large or very small numbers?
scientific notation
Why does a calculator express some numbers in scientific notation?
because some numbers are tooo big for the screen so the calculator puts it in scientific notation form
What is th advanteg of using scientific notation to express numbers that are very small and very large?
The main advantage is that you do not have a long string of preceding or trailing 0s.
How do scientists write very large numbers?
they express the numbers using scientific notation
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.
Importance of scientific notation?
Scientific notation provides a compact and clear way to express very large and very small numbers.
What is a type of notation used to express very large or very small numbers called?
scientific notation
How can you express negative numbers in scientific notation?
Write the mantissa as a negative number.
