significant figuresnoun [ plural ]
uk/sɪɡˌnɪf.ɪ.kənt ˈfɪɡ.əz//sɪɡˌnɪf.ɪ.kənt ˈfɪɡ.jɚz/UK specialized US significant digitsthe numbers used to write a number to be as exact as is needed:
2.3945 to two significant figures is 2.4.
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Numbers generally
- antilogarithm
- Arabic numeral
- C, c
- D, d
- digit
- I, i
- infinity
- L, l
- log
- logarithm
- M, m
- mode
- nos
- number
- ordinal
- quantitative
- Roman numeral
- serial number
- variable
- whole number
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