Significant figure

noun

Definitions

1.nounA digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is nonzero, followed by a nonzero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.

Synonyms

significant figure significant digit precision mantissa figurate number bignum fixed point whole number scientific notation value radix point signum

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