A type of Scientific Notation that only uses powers of ten that are multiples of 3.
So 103, 106, 109 etc,
Also 100, 10-3, 10-6 etc.
Examples:
• 2,700 = 2.7 × 103
• 27,000 = 27 × 103
• 270,000 = 270 × 103
• 2,700,000 = 2.7 × 106
See: Scientific Notation