Meanings
nounscientific notation (uncountable)
- uncountablemathematicsa method of writing, or of displaying real numbers as a decimal number between 1 and 10 followed by an integer power of 10
- uncountablemathematicsan alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer
The number 0.00236 is written in scientific notation as 2.36×10⁻³ or as 2.36E-3.
Translations
Finnish kymmenpotenssimuoto, eksponenttimuoto
- kymmenpotenssimuotostandard format
- eksponenttimuotostandard format
- kymmenpotenssimuotoalternative format
- eksponenttimuotoalternative format
French notation scientifique
- notation scientifiquestandard format
German wissenschaftliche Notation
- wissenschaftliche Notationstandard format
Icelandic staðalform, tugveldisform
- staðalformstandard format
- tugveldisformstandard format
Persian نماد علمی
- نماد علمی (namâd-e 'elmi)standard format
Portuguese notação científica
- notação científicastandard format
Russian экспоненциа́льная за́пись, экспоненциа́льное представле́ние
- экспоненциа́льная за́пись (eksponenciálʹnaja zápisʹ)standard format
- экспоненциа́льное представле́ние (eksponenciálʹnoje predstavlénije)standard format
Spanish notación científica, notación índice estándar
- notación científicastandard format
- notación índice estándarstandard format
- notación científicaalternative format
Turkish bilimsel gösterim
- bilimsel gösterimstandard format
Cite this entry
APA
scientific notation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientific%20notation
MLA
“scientific notation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientific%20notation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scientific notation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientific%20notation.
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