What is the exact value of 3.199 E +01 ?
Does it mean $3.199\times10^1$??
I get confused with the notation.
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1Yes, otherwise known as $31.99$; it's scientific notation – J. W. Tanner Mar 12 '20 at 04:15
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Is it on a calculator? – J. W. Tanner Mar 12 '20 at 04:21
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5Does this answer your question? What does E mean in 9.0122222900391E-5? – Kyan Cheung Mar 12 '20 at 04:24
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Yes, $3.199$E$+01$ is $3.199\times10^1$ in scientific notation or $31.99$.
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3.199 E +01 is the equivalent of $3.199\times10^1$. The $3.199$ part is the mantissa, E stands for exponential, and $+01$ is the exponent (in base 10).
The number is should like this on some calculators as they cannot display superscript.
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