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Example of Significant Figures
The numbers:
- $1234 \cdotp 5$
- $0 \cdotp 012 \, 345$
reported to $3$ significant figures become:
- $1230$
- $0 \cdotp 0123$
respectively.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): significant figures
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): significant figures