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Scientific Notation Mastery

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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?

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?

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?

ALGOL 60 Signup and view all the answers

Which term was sometimes used in the emerging user communities to better distinguish the power-of-ten multiplier in scientific notation from 'normal' exponents?

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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?

HP-25 Signup and view all the answers

Which character was used in some Soviet Algol variants to represent the power-of-ten multiplier in scientific notation?

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Which of the following is true about normalized scientific notation?

The exponent n is always negative Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using engineering notation?

To facilitate reading and oral communication by explicitly matching numbers with their corresponding SI prefixes Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of using scientific notation?

It adds precision to measurements by estimating additional digits Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using estimated final digits in scientific measurement?

To add precision to measurements by estimating additional digits Signup and view all the answers