SCIENTIFIC NOTATION Flashcards

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Is used to express very large or very small numbers
Consist of a number between 1 and 10 followed by x 10 to an exponent

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Scientific Notation

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Can be determined by the number of decimals places you have to move to get only 1 number in front of a decimal.

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Expoenet

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3
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Part of a scientific notation

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Coefficient, Exponent and Base

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Large Numbers: If the number you start with is greater than 1

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the exponent will be
positive

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5
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Small Numbers: If the number you start with is less than 1,

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The exponent will be negative

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