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significant digit

DEFINITIONS OF: significant digit

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n any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)

Synonyms:
significant figure
Type of:
digit, figure
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
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