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Scientific Notation

Scientific notation is the expression of a number based on the largest exponent of 10 for its value, where the form is a decimal number A x 10n.

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What is the stander form for scientific notation?

The form for scientific notation is a*10b where 1 <= a < 10, and b is an integer (positive or negative).

What is scientific notation and what are its practical applications?

Scientific notation is a way of representing numbers, usually very large or very small, in the form a*10^b 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.
The practical applications are representing large and small numbers is a simple way.