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Incorrect description of mathematical expressions
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Expand Up @@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ If we count the zeroes in `0.000001`, there are 6 of them. So naturally it's `1e
In other words, a negative number after `"e"` means a division by 1 with the given number of zeroes:

```js
// -3 divides by 1 with 3 zeroes
// -3 means dividing by 1 with 3 zeroes
1e-3 === 1 / 1000; // 0.001

// -6 divides by 1 with 6 zeroes
// -6 means dividing by 1 with 6 zeroes
1.23e-6 === 1.23 / 1000000; // 0.00000123

// an example with a bigger number
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