1. ## Differences in notations

Could you tell me what about the different between scientific, standard and engineering notation??

For example: if I convert 0.00000678 to scientififc notation, the answer is = 6.78 x 10^-6.

Can I convert it into standard and engineering notation?

Regards,

Turboman

2. Originally Posted by turboman
Could you tell me what about the different between scientific, standard and engineering notation??

For example: if I convert 0.00000678 to scientififc notation, the answer is = 6.78 x 10^-6.

Can I convert it into standard and engineering notation?

Regards,

Turboman
Scientific notation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Engineering notation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What do you mean by standard notation
If it is Decimal Notation than its same

Cheers,

Turboman

4. Originally Posted by turboman

Cheers,

Turboman

What you give is standard notation. Scientific notation has one non-zero digit before the decimal (so that part of the number is between 1 and 10) while engineering notation has the first non-zero digit immediately after the decimal point.
Standard notation: 0.00000678
Scientific notation: 6.78x 10^-6
Engineering notation: 0.678x 10^-5