- Scientific notation is a method for expressing very large and very small numbers as a number between one and ten (one digit to left of decimal point) times a power of ten.
- Engineering notation is a form of scientific notation in which quantities are expressed with one, two, or three digits to the left of the decimal point times a power of ten that is a multiple of three.
- Metric prefixes are symbols used to represent powers of ten that are multiples of three.
- The uncertainty of a measured quantity depends on the accuracy and precision of the measurement.
- The number of significant digits in the result of a mathematical operation should never exceed the significant digits in the original numbers.
