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significant figure

noun

Definitions

  1. A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement

    A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see significant, figure.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for significant figure. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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