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Scientific Notation

          ... is a way to express very small or very large numbers.

          ... is most often used in "scientific" calculations where the analysis must be very precise.

          ... consists of two parts*:

(1)	a number between 1 and 10, such that                 and
(2)	a power of 10.

*  a large or small number may be written as any power of 10;  however, CORRECT scientific notation must satisfy the above criteria.