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Are zeros before nonzero numbers significant? |
No |
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When are zeros counted as significant? |
Only in between numbers or to the right of the decimal point |
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What is the rule for SF and uncertainty? |
The last significant figure in any number is the first digit with any uncertainty. |
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Addition/subtraction of significant figures |
Express all numbers using the same exponent. Answer is rounded based on the number with the smallest amount of decimal places |
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Multiplication/division |
Round the answer based on the number in the calculation with the smallest number of significant figures |
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Logarithms and S.F's |
The character is the number of the exponent in scientific Notation The mantissa should have the same number of significant figures as the number after log |
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Antilogs and SF's |
The number of significant figures in the antilogarithm should equal the number of digits in the mantissa |
