Allow scientific notation in spinbox
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Description
#### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe
With very large or very small numbers, the values in the spinbox get harder to read:

#### Describe the solution you'd like
I believe, allowing input in scientific notation (E-notation, e.g. `1.2E-7`) and automatically converting large or small values to that will improve readability.
#### Describe alternatives you've considered
Custom textboxes, but they are not as handy as spinboxes for numbers.
#### Additional context
related: https://github.com/h2oai/wave/issues/1525
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Research direction
Start by locating the spinbox implementation and its existing input and display behavior; the issue does not name a file or test. Review related issue #1525, then define how scientific notation should be accepted and when large or small values should be reformatted before determining the necessary coverage.
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Assessment
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100