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Why are significant figures important in science but not in math class?
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∙ 9y ago
Science requires physical observation through measurement, which is always limited in precision hence significant figures.
Mathematics, in contrast, deals with exact quantities represented by specific points on a number line, which implies infinite precision with infinite significant figures.
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