Physics: Sig Figs

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6 Terms

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zeros between other nonzero digits

significant

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zeros in front of nonzero digits

not significant

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zeros at the end of a number and to the right of the decimal

significant

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zeros at the end of a number but to the left of the decimal

not significant

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addition/subtraction

round to first column from the left containing an estimated digit

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multiplication/division

same number of sig figs as measurement with smallest number of sig figs