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sig fig rules
Term | Definition |
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all non zeros are significant | 875, 6.23 |
zeros between nonzero digits are significant | 1.007 (4SF) 509 (3SF) |
zeros proceeding the first nonzero digit are not significant. | 0.0024 (2SF) |
zeros to the right of the decimal point at the end of a number are significant | 0.00240 (3SF) |
when a zero ends in zeros that are not to the right of the decimal point, the zeros are not necessarily significant. | 700 (3SF) |