"scientific notation" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (mathematics) a method of writing, or of displaying real numbers as a decimal number between 1 and 10 followed by an integer power of 10 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
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  2. (mathematics) an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (alternative format): kymmenpotenssimuoto (Finnish), eksponenttimuoto (Finnish), notación científica [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (standard format): kymmenpotenssimuoto (Finnish), eksponenttimuoto (Finnish), notation scientifique [feminine] (French), wissenschaftliche Notation [feminine] (German), notasyon syantifik (Haitian Creole), staðalform [neuter] (Icelandic), tugveldisform [neuter] (Icelandic), نماد علمی (namâd-e 'elmi) (Persian), notação científica [feminine] (Portuguese), экспоненциа́льная за́пись (eksponenciálʹnaja zápisʹ) [feminine] (Russian), экспоненциа́льное представле́ние (eksponenciálʹnoje predstavlénije) (alt: чи́сел) [neuter] (Russian), notación científica [feminine] (Spanish), notación índice estándar [feminine] (Spanish), bilimsel gösterim [feminine] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-scientific_notation-en-noun-1MrV7bYo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 44 56 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'alternative format': 8 92 Disambiguation of 'standard format': 13 87
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