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[hygienic]

Hi:

How we read this 35 x 10² or 7 x 10³ as a result of staph or coliform colonies count (for example ), I mean what is the meaning of 10³ or 10² ?


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[poppysnoss]

Hi:

How we read this 35 x 10² or 7 x 10³ as a result of staph or coliform colonies count (for example ), I mean what is the meaning of 10³ or 10² ?


Thanks

It is ten to the power of X.

The number is superscript basically states the number of zeros that exist after the initial digits.

ie 35 x 10² = 3500 cfu
7 x 10³ = 7000 cfu

Hope this helps.

Pops

Edited by poppysnoss, 08 September 2010 - 03:59 PM.

[Simon]

It is ten to the power of X.

The number is superscript basically states the number of zeros that exist after the initial digits.

ie 35 x 10² = 3500 cfu
7 x 10³ = 7000 cfu

Hope this helps.

Pops

Thanks Pops.

A Linked In member of IFSQN also proposed this

Deborah Dryden • 35 x 102 is 35 x 10^2

i.e. 35 x 100 or 3500

7 x 103 is 7 x 10^3

i.e. 7 x 1000 or 7000

Hope this helps!

[hygienic]

It is ten to the power of X.

The number is superscript basically states the number of zeros that exist after the initial digits.

ie 35 x 10² = 3500 cfu
7 x 10³ = 7000 cfu

Hope this helps.

Pops

Thanks alot pops .

Hygienic

[hygienic]

Thanks Pops.

A Linked In member of IFSQN also proposed this

Hi Simon:

Thanks to quote this .


hygienic