Home › Entities › numeric_writing_system › scientific notation

scientific notation

method of writing numbers, especially very large or small ones
Thing numeric_writing_system Q219142
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

scientific notation

Summary

scientific notation is a numeric writing system[1]. It draws 31,735 Wikipedia views per month (numeric_writing_system category, ranking #3 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • scientific notation's instance of is recorded as numeric writing system[3].
  • scientific notation's instance of is recorded as exponential form[4].
  • scientific notation comprises significand[5].
  • scientific notation comprises multiplication[6].
  • scientific notation comprises power of 10[7].
  • scientific notation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • scientific notation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/scientific-notation[9].
  • scientific notation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include numeric writing system[3] and exponential form[4].

Use and Application

Components include significand[5]; multiplication[6], a hyperoperation[11]; and power of 10[7], a power sequence[12].

Why It Matters

scientific notation draws 31,735 Wikipedia views per month (numeric_writing_system category, ranking #3 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). scientific notation. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/scientific-notation
MLA “scientific notation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/scientific-notation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scientific-notation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{scientific notation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scientific-notation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): scientific notation — https://4ort.xyz/entity/scientific-notation (retrieved 2026-10-02)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/scientific-notation · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Has parts → —
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → science/scientific-notation
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: science/scientific-notation"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.