# Scientific Notation Calculator

> Convert numbers between standard decimal and scientific notation.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/scientific-notation-calculator/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/scientific-notation-calculator/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/scientific-notation-calculator/schema.json
Version: 7.0.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
Qualified review: pending. Automated checks do not establish professional approval.
Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/scientific-notation-calculator/?input=12345.6789&mode=to-sci

## Inputs
- input: Input; type=text; optional; default=12345.6789
- mode: Mode; type=select; optional; default=to-sci

## Outputs
- result: Result; format=text; primary

## Formula
A nonzero number is written as coefficient × 10^exponent with 1 ≤ |coefficient| < 10.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.