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What is scientific notation?

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(I couldn't find the subject science, so this is under math)

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Answer:

a method for expressing a given quantity as a number having significant digits necessary for a specified degree of accuracy, multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power, as 1385.62 written as 1.386 × 103.

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