All the digits are significant in this case. A zero between other digits is always significant, and all zeros after the decimal point are significant.
A term Significant Figure refers to all the certain digits and one uncertain digit in a measurement.
170.040 has six significant figures. A significant figure is any non-zero digit or any embedded or trailing zero. Leading zeros are not significant.
Integers ending in 0 are ambiguous cases. The measurement could be accurate to the units digit and in that case all three digits are significant. But is could be accurate to the nearest ten, in which case, only the first two digits are significant.
All digits are significant in this case. Any digit after a decimal point is a significant digit.
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The significant figures in a measurement include all digits measured exactly, plus one estimated digit.
A term Significant Figure refers to all the certain digits and one uncertain digit in a measurement.
3 - assuming the trailing 0s are there for a reason.
It is not a measurement, therefore, it is infinitely precise. There is no uncertainty in the number.
170.040 has six significant figures. A significant figure is any non-zero digit or any embedded or trailing zero. Leading zeros are not significant.
Significant digits do help to reflect the true precision of a measurement. This is because often the last reported digit in a measurement has an unacceptably large error associated with it. Thus, only reporting significant digits is the most conservative practice. Sometimes, however, it helps to be more accurate on a single measurement. In this case, if the measurement device is reliable to the last reported digit it may be reported for the sake of accuracy.
It includes all of the digits that have been measured exactly, plus one estimated digit.
A degree is the measurement that measure an angle, such as Newtons measure gravity. It is shown with a small 'o' at the right-hand corner at the end of the last digit number.
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Significant figures are basically the amount of digits in a number. E.g. 2.576 has 4 significant figures 32.545 has 5 significant figures Zeroes before the first non-zero digit and after the last non-zero digit are not counted as significant figures. E.g. 0067.4 has 3 significant figures 67.400 has 3 significant figures 0067.400 has 3 significant figures. In case of thermometer measurement of normal temperatures maximum three digits are significant because most of the thermometers indicate one digit after decimal; as 37.4.
When the last digit of a significant digit is 5, you always round up.
A decimal measurement is simply a way of representing a measurement in such a way that the place value of each digit is ten times that of the digit to its right.