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4.6 x 10^-5
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This number is in correct scientific notation. The coefficient (4.6) must be at least 1 and less than 10 (there is always one digit to the left of the decimal point), and the exponent (-5) can be any integer.
4.6 * 10^-5 = 0.000046. Note that the decimal point moved five places to the left.
