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Zeros can be significant or not, depending on their position in a number. Leading zeros (those before the first non-zero digit) are not significant, while trailing zeros in a decimal number are significant. For whole numbers, trailing zeros may or may not be considered significant depending on whether a decimal point is present. It's important to follow the rules of significant figures to determine their significance in a given context.
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How many significant zeros are in 85000?
None of the zeros in that number are significant.
What is appropriate number of significant figures?
Any number that is not zero is significant. However, zeros that appear between non-zeros are significant. Even more confusing is that leading zeros are not significant while trailing zeros are. So, it really depends on what you are looking at. And where the zeros are.
What are zeros always considered in significant digits?
There is nothing that zeros are always considered. Zeros in some positions are significant, in other position are not. There is no always.
How many significant digits does 1000.0 have?
Five - any zeros after the decimal are significant unless they're placeholders. Any zeros between significant digits are significant.
How many significant figures are in 0.041?
There are 2 because of the leading zeros rule. Zeros at the beginning of a number are never significant.
