any digit of a number within the measurement resolution of that number, as opposed to spurious digits From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term significant figures refers to the digits, in a number or measurement, which show the precision (sureness) of the number. For example, in the number 2300, the count of significant digits is 2. In the number 2040, the significant digits are "204" as a total of 3.
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