The notation \( 1.98E8 \) indicates scientific notation, where \( E \) represents "times ten raised to the power of." Therefore, \( 1.98E8 \) can be written as:
\[ 1.98 \times 10^8 \]
This means that the number is \( 1.98 \) multiplied by \( 10 \) raised to the \( 8 \)th power, or \( 198,000,000 \) in standard decimal form.
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