Scientific Notation Flashcards

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is a special way of representing numbers that are too large or small in a unique way that makes it easier to remember and compare them.

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scientific notation

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give the rules of scientific notation

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The base should always be 10

The exponent must be a non-zero integer, positive or negative.

The absolute value of the coefficient is greater than or equal to 1, but it should be less than 10

The coefficient can be positive or negative numbers, including whole numbers and decimal numbers.

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