concept of significant figures
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| 15th Jun, 2008,
05:33: PM
Expert Answer:
The significant figures of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its accuracy. Generally this includes all digits except:
- leading and trailing zeros where they serve merely as placeholders to indicate the scale of the number
- spurious digits introduced, for example, by calculations carried out to greater accuracy than that of the original data, or measurements reported to a greater precision than the equipment supports.
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| 21st Jun, 2008,
02:06: PM
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