scientific notation

noun2

1. •
   a method of writing, or of displaying real numbers as a decimal number between 1 and 10 followed by an integer power of 10
2. •
   an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer

   • The number 0.00236 is written in scientific notation as 2.36×10⁻³ or as 2.36E-3.