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What are the two rules for deciding the number of significant digits in the answer to a calculation?
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What do you call the number of a digit that reflects the precision of a calculation?
significant digits
How many significant digits go in a calculated answer?
Out of all the measurements used in the calculation, find the one with the least number of significant digits. This will be the limiting factor of how many significant digits the answer should have.
What are the two rules for deciding the number of significant digits in an answer to a calculation?
The first rule is to count all the digits from the beginning of the number until the first uncertain digit. The second rule is to round the final answer to match the least precise measurement used in the calculation.
How is the precision of a calculated result related to the precision of the measurements used in the calculation?
the precision of the answer must have the same number of significant digits as the measurement with the least significant digits- the site explains the rules and how to identify significant digits
What is a definition of rounding?
(of a number) altereing for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five:
What is the definition for rounding?
(of a number) altering for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five
What is the significant number of 0.56?
There are 2 significant digits in the number.
How many significant digits are in this number 50.0?
Three significant digits.
How many significant digits are in 1.076000?
This number has seven significant digits.
When multiplying significant digits what is the number of digits allowed in an answer?
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
How many significant digits are in for this number 3.008?
All four of the digits given are significant digits.
How many significant digits are in the number 129?
All numbers which are not "zero" are classed as significant digits. Therefore in the number 129 there will be three digits which are classed as significant.
