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What is NOT significant number?
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Leading zeroes
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What is Ambiguous number?
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Trailing zero before implied decimal point is ambiguous. ex: 1200
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Is Exact number significant number?
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Exact number has no certainty, thus has unlimited number of significant number. ex: 3 atom means, 3.000000....atoms
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What significant numbers?
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1. All non-zero numbers.
2. Interior zeroes 3. Trailing zero after decimal point 4. Trailing zero ending with decimal point. |
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What is the rule of the significant number?
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Rule:
1. All non-zero numbers significant 2. Interior zeros between two numbers significant 3. Trailing zeroes after decimal point is significant. 4. Trailing zeroes ending with decimal point is significant. 5. NOT SIGNIFICANT: leading zeroes are not significant. 6. AMBIGUOUS: trailing zeroes before implied decimal point is ambiguous. |
