Mathematics GCSE
Place value with very large or small numbers
What Place value with very large or small numbers means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Place value with very large or small numbers
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Reference: AQA
Understanding and using place value when working with very large or very small numbers, using powers of ten, and when calculating with decimals.
Topics that use Place value with very large or small numbers
- Structure and calculation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Calculating with powers of 10
- Checking answers by substitution
- Checking for repeats and omissions
- Coefficient
- Conjugate
- Converting between ordinary and standard form
- Counting outcomes in context
- denominator
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