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scientific notation
  نمادگان ِ دانشی، ~ دانشیک  
namâdgân-e dâneši, ~ dânešik
Fr.: notation scientifique  

A compact format for writing very large or very small numbers. Numbers are made up of three parts: the coefficient, the base and the exponent.
For example 3.58 x 104 is the scientific notation for 35,800.

See also: → scientific; → notation.