Significant Figures The significant figures (also called significant digits) of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision.

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Significant Figures The significant figures (also called significant digits) of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. digitsprecision

Significant Figures Rule Significant figures are critical when reporting scientific data because they give you an idea of how well you could actually measure/report your data. 1) ALL non-zero numbers (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) are ALWAYS significant. 2) ALL zeroes between non-zero numbers are ALWAYS significant.

Significant Figures Rule 3) ALL zeroes which are SIMULTANEOUSLY to the right of the decimal point AND at the end of the number are ALWAYS significant. 4) ALL zeroes which are to the left of a written decimal point and are in a number >= 10 are ALWAYS significant.  A helpful way to check rules 3 and 4 is to write the number in scientific notation. If you can/must get rid of the zeroes, then they are NOT significant.

Significant Figures Rule Number# Significant FiguresRule(s) 48, ,2, (= 4 E-4)11, , ,2,3,4 3,000,000 (= 3 E+6) (= 1.00 E+1)31,3,4 Examples: How many significant figures are present in the following numbers?