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How dose using scientific Notion help compare when comparing with very small very large numbers

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Scientific notation is just a way to simplify a very large and oftentimes complicated number to a smaller one with the exact same value. For example, if I am given the number 1,656,000 to simplify using scientific notation, I would write it out as 1.656 x 10^6

The value at the end is exactly the same as the number I started out with. It is just written differently.
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