1. All non-zero digits are always significant.
2. Zeroes between other significant figures are significant.
3. Trailing zeroes without a decimal point are not significant.
4. Trailing zeroes after a decimal point are significant.
5. Leading zeroes that come before a non-zero number are not significant.
1. 2598 has four significant figures.
2. 25005 has five significant figures.
3. 160 has two significant figures.
4. 45.800 has five significant figures.
5. 00.00589 has three significant figures.
All digits are significant in this case. Any digit after a decimal point is a significant digit.
The first significant digit is the 5, which is in the ten-thousandth's position.
Zero is considered a significant digit when it is to the left or the right of the decimal point. It is also a significant digit when it follows a non-zero digit or when it is between two digits.
Four - zeros in-between significant digits are significant.
All four digits are significant.
4 significant digits.
All digit are significant except: leading zeros,in the case of integers, trailing zeros.All digit are significant except: leading zeros,in the case of integers, trailing zeros.All digit are significant except: leading zeros,in the case of integers, trailing zeros.All digit are significant except: leading zeros,in the case of integers, trailing zeros.
The number 327 to one significant figure is 300. The digit 3 is the first and only significant figure, and numbers after this digit are considered not significant.
Four - zeros between significant digits are significant.
All of the digits are significant:Any digit after the decimal point is significant.A zero is significant if it comes between other significant digits.
There aren't varying degrees of significance - either it's a significant digit or it's not. Nine and two are significant and the two zeros aren't.
To one significant digit, 37.19 is 4x101. Writing it as 40 makes it unclear as to whether you have 1 significant digit or 2.