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Meaning of SIGNIFICANT FIGURE
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Definition:
[n]
any
digit
of
a
number
that
is
known
with
certainty
;
any
digit
of
a
number
beginning
with
the
leftmost
non
-
zero
digit
and
ending
with
the
rightmost
non
-
zero
digit
(
or
a
zero
considered
to
be
the
exact
value
); "
he
calculated
the
answer
to
four
significant
figures
"
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Synonyms:
significant digit
See Also:
digit
,
figure
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