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Decimal or scientific: 0.00052, 5.2e-4 and 5.2 x 10^-4 are all accepted.
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Scientific notation
5.2 x 10^-4
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Coefficient
5.2
Exponent (power of 10)
-4
Decimal value
0.00052
Decimal value written out
0.00052
Engineering notation
520 x 10^-6
E-notation
5.2E-4
Result
0.00052
Result in scientific notation
5.2 x 10^-4
Worked out from BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), ยง5.4.2 on expressing numbers as a coefficient times a power of ten and 1 other source.

How this is worked out

2 steps
  1. Move the decimal point so exactly one non-zero digit sits in front of it: coefficient 5.2.
  2. The point moved 4 places right, so the exponent is -4.

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