• XIIIesq@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Not really. Most people aren’t familiar with scientific or engineering notation. Writing £1,000,000, one million pounds or £1Million is a lot clearer than writing £1×10^6.

    My cars odometer says 91,584, not 91.584×10^3

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      3 hours ago

      Your examples are with small enough numbers that indeed it can also be written out. Now if you please, write out 7.45•10^16