What makes a digit in a number significant?
How much “faith” do we have in a measurement?
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All measurements consist of all known values & one estimated value
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Number | Significant Figures | Rounding: Low | Rounding: High | Difference |
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1 | One | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1.0 | Two | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.09 |
1.00 | Three | 0.995 | 1.0004 | 0.009 |
(Insert Notes from Significant Figures Video)
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