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  1. February 24th 2013, 10:47 AM #1
    asilvester635
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    Simple question

    5.447E-5 is the same thing as 0.00005447??
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  2. February 24th 2013, 10:51 AM #2
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    Re: Simple question

    Quote Originally Posted by asilvester635 View Post
    5.447E-5 is the same thing as 0.00005447??
    Yes.
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  3. February 24th 2013, 03:48 PM #3
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    Re: Simple question

    Yes - the "E-5" is a shorthand for \times 10^{-5}, and 10^{-5}=0.00001.

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