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Scientific notation

Normalize a number into coefficient × 10 to a power.

How this works

Scientific notation has a coefficient magnitude from 1 to less than 10; engineering exponents are multiples of three.

Example

Using the example inputs, scientific notation is 1.23456 × 10^5.

Number
123456
Scientific notation
1.23456 × 10^5

Scope and assumptions

Uses your inputs only; results are rounded for display.

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