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I have a simple question. Let’s say I want to talk about a large number that is expressed by a regular number raised to a power of ten, let’s say, Avogadro’s number: 6.023 times ten to the twenty-third. Does the 6.023 part of the number have a special name or designation in mathematics? Thanks in advance for your help.
The 6.023 in this case would be known as the “significand” or sometimes the “mantissa”.
how long on average does it take to answer a question
how long on average does it take to answer an email sorry for posting twice just wanted to make sure it was clear
Some questions we have been asked will never be answered. Hence, if the universe lasts forever, the average time to answer questions will inevitably be infinity.
Usually a couple days.