The Value of ScientificNotation
Is there value in expressing things in scientific notation? Specifically, provide an example regarding national debt. Is there any information lost in translation, and is that lost information important?
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Scientific notation is a convenient way of expressing very large or very small numbers. Thus, the national debt, which is approximately 16.6 trillion dollars, can be expressed in scientific notation as 1.66 * 10^13 dollars.
The main advantage of expressing very large or very ...
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We explain the utility of scientific notation with an example involving our national debt.
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