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 × 10 3 .
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SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Meaning of SCIENTIFIC NOTATION in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012