document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=855619>Question 855619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 150 to the power of 30 is 1.91751059232884e+65 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is 1.91751059232884e+65  in layman's terms? I do not understand what e is. Is this a billion? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is shorthand for scientific notation; i.e. 1.91e+65 = 1.91 * 10^65. Not sure why the letter e is used. </SPAN>\n" );
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