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Which of the following best describes scientific notation?
Which of the following best describes scientific notation?
- A form of notation used exclusively by scientists and mathematicians
- A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form (correct)
- A method of simplifying arithmetic operations
- A type of notation used on scientific calculators
What is the exponent in scientific notation?
What is the exponent in scientific notation?
- A value between 1 and 10
- An integer that represents the power of ten (correct)
- The fractional part of the common logarithm
- The coefficient of the real number
In normalized scientific notation, what is the range for the absolute value of the significand?
In normalized scientific notation, what is the range for the absolute value of the significand?
- At least 1 but less than 10 (correct)
- Less than 1
- Greater than 10
- Any real number
Which programming language uses a subscript ten '10' character instead of the letter E to represent scientific notation?
Which programming language uses a subscript ten '10' character instead of the letter E to represent scientific notation?
Which term was sometimes used in the emerging user communities to better distinguish the power-of-ten multiplier in scientific notation from 'normal' exponents?
Which term was sometimes used in the emerging user communities to better distinguish the power-of-ten multiplier in scientific notation from 'normal' exponents?
Which pocket calculator did not display an 'E' or 'e' for scientific notation, but instead left one or more digits blank between the mantissa and exponent?
Which pocket calculator did not display an 'E' or 'e' for scientific notation, but instead left one or more digits blank between the mantissa and exponent?
Which character was used in some Soviet Algol variants to represent the power-of-ten multiplier in scientific notation?
Which character was used in some Soviet Algol variants to represent the power-of-ten multiplier in scientific notation?
Which of the following is true about normalized scientific notation?
Which of the following is true about normalized scientific notation?
What is the purpose of using engineering notation?
What is the purpose of using engineering notation?
What is the main advantage of using scientific notation?
What is the main advantage of using scientific notation?
What is the purpose of using estimated final digits in scientific measurement?
What is the purpose of using estimated final digits in scientific measurement?
