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Prof. Scot Emard

Feb 20, 2025

When my calculator says 1E15 (but the E is smaller), what does that mean?

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Ms. Juana Fadel

Feb 20, 2025

The "E" means "times 10 to the power of". So in this case, your example would mean: 1.0 x 10^15.... Show More
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Ms. Juana Fadel

Feb 20, 2025

For the best answers, search on this site shorturl.im/XB4aBThe Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything has a numeric solution in Douglas Adams’ series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In the story, a "simple answer" to The Ultimate Question is requested from the computer Deep Thought—specially built for this purpose. It takes Deep Thought 7½ million years to compute and check the answer which turns out to be 42. Unfortunately, The Ultimate Question itself is unknown – suggesting on an allegorical level that it is more important to ask the right questions than to seek definite answers.... Show More
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Ms. Juana Fadel

Feb 20, 2025

your calculator is showing what the exponent is on a x 10^xie 1E15 is 1×10^15 or 2.5E7 is 2.5×10^7.... Show More
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Ms. Juana Fadel

Feb 20, 2025

scientific notation1.0 times 10 to the 15 power1,000,000,000,000,000... Show More
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