Scientific Notation/Examples/Speed of Light
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Example of Scientific Notation
The speed of light is defined as:
- $c = 299 \, 792 \, 458 \text { m s}^{-1}$
In scientific notation this can be expressed as:
- $c = 2 \cdotp 99792 \, 458 \times 10^8 \text { m s}^{-1}$
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{86243} - 1$