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Significant Digits J

Counting, Rounding and Calculating with Sig. Figures

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1,2,3,4 are what type of numbers? Are they significant? Non-Zero ; Yes
numbers that are always significant non-zero , trapped zeros , trailing zeros with a decimal
Is important when rounding the answer of multiplication or division least number of significant figures
numbers that are NEVER significant leading zeros, trailing zeros without a decimal
Is important when rounding the answer to addition or subtraction least number of decimal places
When a number written in its normal form can't be rounded to the correct number of significant figures, place it in _________ scientific notation
2 Ways to have unlimited significant figures a math definition/conversion or an exact count
SI system of measurements is based on this older system metric
The exactness of a single measurement; The closeness of a series of measurements precison
Getting close to the true or accepted value accuracy
Rounding Rule: 4 or less stay the same
Rounding Rule: 5 or more round up
Know this acronym for the order of math operations PEMDAS
mass divided by volume density
The measure of how "wrong" your value is to the expected value in percent percent error
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