1 . Gout is often thought of as an obscure disease found in the monarchs of the middle ages, but it is still common today, and much more painful than many realize. 2  A study from 2010 found that the anthocyanins found in tart cherries could help reduce inflammation, which may make you feel less sore after a tough workout.
Scientific notation is very important to modern society because of the practicality it provides to people working with these numbers. Scientists, engineers and chemists are just a few examples of people who regularly use scientific notation in modern day society.
Scientific notation is a way of writing very large or very small numbers. A number is written in scientific notation when a number between 1 and 10 is multiplied by a power of 10. For example, 650,000,000 can be written in scientific notation as 6.5 â 10^8. Created by Sal Khan, CK-12 Foundation.