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The precision of a number is determined by its last digit. The true value lies with a half of the place value of this last digit. In the above case it is the 6, which is in the thousandths place. So the true value lies within half-of-one-thousandths of the given number. That is, it lies in the interval [234.8955, 234.8965]. I use round-to-even, which is the default rounding mode used in IEEE 754 standard for computing functions and operators.
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Which digit in the following number is the one that determines its precision 234.896?
In this case with 234.896 the last digit, '6' determines the precision since in is the last non-zero digit.
Which digit in the number 78.403 is the one that determines its precision?
3
Which digit in the following number is the one that determines its precision 614.3?
3
Which digit in the following number is the one that determines its precision 10.846?
If a number is given to the true degree of precision, this is always determined by its last digit - in this case, 6.
What digit in the following number is the one that determines its precision in 345.82?
Always the last number, so in this example the precision is to hundredths.
Which digit in the following number is the one that determines its precision 234.896?
In this case with 234.896 the last digit, '6' determines the precision since in is the last non-zero digit.
Which digit of 34.8907 determines its precision?
7
Which digit what number is the one that determines its precision?
It has no precision, since there is no following number.
Which digit in 34.8907 is the one that determines its precision?
7
What digit in the number 2801.3 determines precision?
3
Which digit in 10.846 determines precision?
The precision is determined by the POSITION of the number 6 - NOT its value.
What digit in 16.82 determines its precision?
There a four significant figures in the number 16.82, the last '2' determines the best precision available.
Which digit in the following number is the one that determines it precision 16.82?
The last digit, 2.
What digit in the number 345.82 determines its precision?
2
Which digit in the following number 345.82 determines its precision?
The "2".
Which digit number is the one that determines its precision 0.184?
4
Which digit in the number 78.403 is the one that determines its precision?
3
