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What means "1.000e43"?
| e is just shorthand for *10^z where z is whatever number is after the e.
In the case of 1.000e43, it just means 1*10^43.
| >>1014395 It'd be 187800. A nice trick is to take 1.878 and simply move the decimal point 5 places to the right.
You can use a calculator to check too, of course. Though if the number is too large or small calculators will tend to just spit the scientific notation back at you.
| The 3 zeros may also be important, indicating they’re sure to the 10^40 level, being the practice of significant figures.
| ^^^ and theoretical physics too
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| What's an "e"?
I googled it and there it is the Euler sign but I don't understand it even like that. Help me please ;-;