expanded form

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Expanded form is a way of writing numbers that shows the value of each digit separately: 347 becomes 300 + 40 + 7.

The format makes place value explicit, breaking a number into the sum of its parts.

Used primarily in elementary math education to help students understand how digits represent different magnitudes.

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compression/abbreviation

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mathematical simplification

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Conventional way of expressing

scientific notation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G